A selection of reports on urban agriculture

An international non-profit leadership development network dedicated to the elimination of racism and other forms of oppression.

The American Planning Association is the professional organization which oversees certification and provides leadership in the development of vital communities.

This link takes you to completed projects, which includes a series of reports on Arts, Culture and Creativity. Take a look at the other resources in the Applied Research section and Multimedia for more topics such as public health, community resilience, food connections, and more.

As the National Trust’s ReUrbanism initiative seeks to support the successful, inclusive, and resilient cities of tomorrow. The Atlas of Reubanism is a tool to help urban leaders and advocates better understand and leverage the opportunities that exist in American cities.

A good place to discover people, organizations and activities related to urban change around the world. Next City is a nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire social, economic and environmental change in cities through journalism and events around the world. Next City provides daily online coverage of the leaders, policies and innovations driving progress in metropolitan regions across the world and produces events including an annual urban leadership conference, Vanguard.

Smart Cities Dive is a moderated community for "leaders of major metropolitan areas, urban planning and sustainability professionals." It is run by a media company called Industry Dive.

You should investigate the authors of the posts. What are their qualifications? What makes them an authority? This may be a good site for discovering new ideas, but you should verify and investigate claims in the posts for validity and bias.

Belt Magazine publishes longform journalism, op-eds, and personal essays on topics related to the Rust Belt and Midwest.

A multi-media research project on urban and visual anthropology in Baltimore that is part of a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates grant at Towson University

A communal mapping project with maps of Detroit parking, neighborhoods, transit, food sources, and more.