Italy - Forum on Developing Countries
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An open space for people interested in education
and communication for planning, housing, building
and urban design in developing countries.
developing countries.
Issues: housing; architecture; planning; development; communication; education; self-building. Location: Torino.
Architecture Sustainable Design
:: James Heimler, Architect Los Angeles California. One of the leading architecture firms in California for environmental sustainable design practices, and spatial architecture.
Issues: architecture; Architecture Links;Architecture;Architects,Sustainable Design links;Sustainable Design;Architectural Designs;spatial architecture.
Location: Tarzana, CA 91356.
Architecture Sustainable Design
:: James Heimler, Architect Los Angeles California. One of the leading architecture firms in California for environmental sustainable design practices, and spatial architecture.
Issues: architecture; Architecture Links;Architecture;Architects,Sustainable Design links;Sustainable Design;Architectural Designs;spatial architecture.
Location: Tarzana, CA 91356.
Barking Frogs Permaculture Center
:: Permaculture design brings our lives back into participation with the Earth. Issues: permaculture; global warming; self-help; environment; gaia; Location: Sparr, FL 32192.
Doo Wop Preservation League
:: A 501(c)3 non profit organization whose educational mission is to foster awareness and appreciation of the popular culture and imagery of the 1950’s and 1960’s and to promote preservation of the largest collection of Doo Wop architecture found in the United States. Issues: architecture; 50's; 60's; Doo Wop; mid-century; retro; vintage; historic; preservation. Location: Wildwood, NJ 08260.
Illuminating architecture and design
177 E. 87th St.
New York, NY 10128
edit: 212-722-5050 subscription: 800-344-3046
email: metropol@interport.net url: http://www.interport.net/~metropol
source: Utne Reader. nominated for: Cultural Issues, Art and Design
1015 Gayley Ave. #1228
Los Angeles, CA 90024-3424 Phone: (310)208-6606
Issues: energy; environment; urban; transportation. Description: Alternate propulsion company. Architectural, industrial, environmental. Type: business. Source: Eco-Expo.
Box 1070
Captain Cook, HI 96704-1070
Description: Connects producers and users of all types of plants in Hawaii. A network of chefs, farmers, nursery owners, growers, landscapers, hernbal medicinal practitioners, permaculturalists, and others professionals concerned with fresh produce. Its goal is to create a sustainable, ecological and humanistic-oriented economy. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
The Southern Willamette Alliance
454 Willamette St.
Eugene, OR 97401-2641
Affiliate: Southern Willamette Alliance. Issues: environment; forests. Description: Vol.11 No.10: The nasty impact of GATT and the North American Free Trade Zone on environmental policies. US Forest Service's mandatory cutting levels. Aesthetic and architecture. Columbus Day, union hassles, directories and calendar. Other progressive news, too. Page#: 12. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Issues: agriculture; environment; permaculture. Other Resources: See THE ALTERNATOR. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
The Alter Project
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Phone: (412)794-7397
Affiliate: NAP (North American Permaculture); The Alter Project. Issues: environment; energy; agriculture; education; permaculture; conservation; appropriate technology; hazardous waste; pesticides. Description: ALTER = Alternative Living Technologies and Energy Research. This newsletter describes the general concerns of the Alter Project, the formal activity of the University which is non-petrochemical agriculture and alternative energy production. We have demonstration sites in both. Master's degree in sustainable systems. Three tracks: 1) Sustainable Agriculture; 2) Sustainable Natural Resource Management; 3) Built Environmental Allergy free - non toxic. Contacts(s): Dr. Robert A. Macoskey (Director), Mrs. Janie McFarland (Executive Secretary), (412)794-7322. Page#: 24. Subscriptions: $13/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 800. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Dept. C, 3500 Harlock Rd.
Melbourne, FL 32934 Phone: (407)254-4220
Issues: energy; economics; efficiency; architecture. Description: Their dome carries a much lower environmental impact than conventional houses and is designed to be efficient in saving time, energy and money. It uses less than half the lumber in construction and half the energy to operate. Fax: (407)254-9283. Type: business. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Environmental Resources Committee
3780 Wilshire Blvd., #900
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2840 Phone: (213)380-6692
Issues: urban; economics; environment; energy; architecture; land use. Description: The Committee works to encourage sustainable architecture & development in the region..."Serving the needs of the present without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." It has endeavored to demonstrate the process by creating a prototype: design of the "Eco-Expo Environmental House of Tomorrow... Today.", (213)815-1345. Type: organization; institute. Source: Eco-Expo.
1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036-1904 Phone: (202)872-0611
Issues: urban; environment; architecture; planning. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 33510
San Diego, CA 92163-3510 Phone: (619)323-2752
Issues: environment; urban; energy; conservation; architecture. Contacts(s): R. Garbini Type: organization; alliance. Source: EarthBeat.
4929 Calvin Ave.
Tarzana, CA 91356-4417
Contacts(s): Carlin Glucksman Type: organization. Source: Who.
80574 Hazelton Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424-9747 Phone: (503)942-9434
Issues: agriculture; environment; energy; Third World; education; demographics; conservation; land use; development; intentional communities; permaculture; cooperatives; volunteers. Description: "This worldwide Oregon based institute is a tiny group of volunteers. We help individuals and groups make the best use of the inevitable changes that come with diminishing resources. We research and promote sustainable alternatives to the wastefulness of industrial consumerism. Our focus is a sustainable development, permaculture, and deconsumerization of the US. We teach the lessons of Nature, wise land use, local self-reliance and cooperative family employment. Funded by donations." Other Resources: Courses, training, workshops, consultancies and publications. Also, a international phone and mail service of information on our fields of concern. See NEWS FROM APROVECHO newsletter. Dues: $15, supporting; $100, full member. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1976. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
960 Nolby St.
Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007-1115
Contacts(s): Dirk Sutro Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Who.
1743 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035-4601 Phone: (310)837-7710
Issues: education; environment; urban; energy; planning; architecture. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 2068
Santa Barbara, CA 93120-2068 Phone: (805)966-4590
Issues: environment. Description: "A general trade press with a focus on the West." Topics include self-help, animals, biographies, art/architecture, gardening, language/literature, natural history/environment, regional, and sociology. Recently published Edward Abbey's BLACK SUN. Contacts(s): Noel Young Established: 1969. Type: publisher. Source: Macrocosm USA.
25 W. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036-7406 Phone: (212)944-1751
Issues: environment; urban; economics; energy; planning; architecture. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 631
Basalt, CO 81621-0631 Phone: (303)927-4158
Issues: agriculture; environment; economics; permaculture. Description: Offers design courses that give the student the opportunity to recognize and learn about natural ecosystems and their design and implementation to create balance environments along with the social and economic benefits inherent in a sustainable ecology. This is an eight acres of remote Colorado mountain terrain, one which supports the house, intensive garden, greenhouses, and small animals. Send for a schedule of their regular conferences. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
4532 Cherryvale Ave.
Soquel, CA 95073-9748 Phone: (415)321-2449
Issues: environment; energy; arts; wind; efficiency. Description: "We are now publishing material from the writing public at large, and authors are invited to submit manuscripts in fields of art, architecture, energy and the environment, and science. Most recent books are THE WIND POWER BOOK, THE ECOLOGY OF FREEDOM, and THE DAY AFTER MIDNIGHT." Contacts(s): Michael Riordan Established: 1976. Type: publisher. Source: ok.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
202 Cowgill Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Issues: urban; energy; architecture. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Food Action Network
5324 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1720 Phone: (612)822-7607
Affiliate: Food Action Network. Issues: agriculture; permaculture; cooperatives; organic. Description: Publishes a directory which offers a host of practical projects to create a closer connection to the land as the source of our food. Provides models for alternative gardening, food preservation, and dietary changes. Chapters on CSAs, composting, land trusts and more. Other Resources: Directory offers a host of practical projects to create a closer connection to the land as the souce of our food. Page#: 150. Price: $9 plus $1.50 s/h. Type: reference; directory. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
438 3rd St.
Brooklyn, NY 11215-2952 Phone: (718)768-9756
Issues: arts; urban; energy; architecture. Description: A magazine concerned with the impact of art and architecture, craft and design on human and environmental well-being. Its scope ranges from the design elements within individual dwelling places, to broader topics such as city planning issues. Contributors are international as is the subscriber and distribution network. Other Resources: The publication includes a regular department: RESOURCE ROUNDUP which is a free listing of other organizations and resources in related work. Calendar is also a regular included department, listing specific events, workshops, and classes. Contacts(s): Suzanne Koblentz-Goodman (Editor/Publisher), Cara M. Brownell (Circulation/Subscriptions) Page#: 72. Price: $4.95/ea. Bulk Prices: 40% off/24. Subscriptions: $16/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 3M subs, 4M news stands. Fax: (718)768-9756. Established: 1989. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
4811 Chippendale Dr., #208
Sacramento, CA 95841-2551 Phone: (916)344-5345
Issues: urban; energy; architecture; planning. Contacts(s): Don Humpal Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
4344 Russell Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027-4508 Phone: (213)662-5207
Issues: urban; energy; agriculture; architecture. Description: Publishes SUSTAINABLE CITIES: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES FOR ECO-CITY DEVELOPMENT containing articles by people involved in sustainable community building in California. Chapters on economics, design, water and waste management, urban agriculture, transportation, and more. Features practical strategies and models for sustainable communities. Includes resource directory of organizations and contacts. Other Resources: Publishes SUSTAINABLE CITIES: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES FOR ECO-CITY DEVELOPMENT. Contacts(s): Bob Walter (Editor), Lois Arkin (Editor) Page#: 354. Price: $20 plus $3.50 s/h. (CA residents add $1.65 sales tax.). Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
4344 Russell Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027-4508 Phone: (213)662-5207
Affiliate: Community Resources & Services Project (CRSP). Issues: environment; urban; energy architecture; planning. Description: Recent scientific findings show that the way we humans inhabit our planet is causing problems which threaten our very survival. This Network is a community of people creating an ecological future for our cities. The demonstration home is open for tours on Sundays and Tuesdays. Other Resources: See ECOLUTION newsletter. Contacts(s): Julia Russell (Founder/Executive Director), Bob Walter (President), (213)388-5338. Dues: $20, $25 household, $50 institutions/businesses. Type: organization. Source: Creative Resources Guild .
Anabel Taylor Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-1001 Phone: (607)255-8276
Issues: urban; economics; intentional community; architecture. Contacts(s): Joan Bokaer Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Context Institute
Box 11470
Bainbridge Is, WA 98110-5470 Phone: (206)842-0216
Issues: urban; economics; future; intentional communities; land trusts; cooperatives; architecture. Description: Report. Page#: 200. Price: $15 plus $1.50 s/h. Type: reference; guide. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
2923 East Spruce
San Diego, CA 92104 Phone: (619)281-1447
Issues: urban; environment; energy; architecture; waste management; conservation; recycling. Description: Environmentally-sensitive designs for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Lectures, seminars, resource management, and systems analyst. Consultant. Contacts(s): Jim Bell Type: business; service. Source: EarthBeat.
Eco-Home Network
4344 Russell Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027-4508 Phone: (213)662-5207
Affiliate: Eco-Home Network. Issues: environment; urban; energy; architecture; planning. Description: The newsletter of the Network, founded in 1984, a membership organization affiliated with the Eco-Home Demonstration Home, a model of ecological living in the city. Network membership provides access to resources to help members create more ecologically sound and energy efficient lifestyles. Other Resources: Information packets - xeriscaping; water conservation and grey water systems; recycling; organic gardening; composting. Workshops - Recycling; Composting. Resource Center with library and bookstore. Tours are available. Contacts(s): Julia Russell (Founder/Executive Director), Bob Walter (President), (213)388-5338. Page#: 18. Price: $1/ea. Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1.5M. Dues: $20, $25 family, $50 institution/business. Established: 1984. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library
Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: (301)344-3755
Affiliate: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. Issues: agriculture; education; labor; permaculture; volunteers; farmlands; jobs; conservation; organic. Description: The first edition has some 75 entries, mostly university courses, but has some notable gaps such as TIPSY, Farallone Institute, Frank P. Graham Farm, etc. But, the authors invite input for the next edition. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
American Planning Association
1776 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1904 Phone: (202)872-0611
Affiliate: American Planning Association. Issues: education; urban; environment; energy; planning; architecture. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Rocky Mountain Institute
1739 Snowmass Creek
Snowmass, CO 81654-9199 Phone: (303)927-3851
Affiliate: Rocky Mountain Institute. Issues: energy; environment; economics; green consumer; architecture; efficiency. Contacts(s): Rick Heede (Energy Program Director) Publisher: Rocky Mountain Institute. Page#: 164. Price: $15 postpaid. Fax: (303)927-4178. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Issues: agriculture; environment; organic; forests; permaculture. Description: "Permaculture is the design process of bringing our lives back into participation with the process of Earth. Permaculture proponent Bill Mollison warns of global destruction unless we learn to live with Earth rather than continuing to prey upon her. It is based on the conviction that the Earth shows us solutions to halt the destruction of the biosphere." Other Resources: See THE INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE SPECIES YEARBOOK (TIPSY) (directories) and ROBIN, the newsletter of the Solutions Network. Also Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network (FERN) and RESOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE (TRIP) (directories). Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway, Cynthia Baxter Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
5324 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1720 Phone: (612)822-7607
Issues: agriculture; organic; cooperatives; permaculture. Description: Publishes, COMMON HARVEST, a directory that offers a host of practical projects to create a closer connection to the land as the source of our food. Other Resources: Publishes a directory that offers a host of practical projects to create a closer connection to the land as the source of our food. Type: organization; NET. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Affiliate: Elfin Permaculture. Issues: agriculture; environment; permaculture; forests. Description: It administers these programs: Tree Bank, Fate of Our Forests Conferences, ROBIN newsletter, Fate of Our Forests slide lectures and organizing weekends for local FERN Chapters. The latter two are only at request and organizing of local groups. Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway, Cynthia Baxter (Coordinators) Established: 1984. Type: organization; NET. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Adaptations
Box 1070
Captain Cook, HI 96704-1070 Phone: (808)328-9044
Affiliate: Adaptations. Issues: agriculture; environment; organic; permaculture. Description: See Adaptations. Other Resources: Mainly an organic farm, organizes local growers and markets. Group was organized in 1980. Contacts(s): Tane Dotta (Publisher) Page#: 8. Price: $2/ea. Subscriptions: $15/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1M. Web or BBS: PeaceNet/ConflictNet. E-Mail: 'adaptations'. Established: 1990. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 1064
Tonasket, WA 98855-1064 Phone: (509)486-4726
Issues: environment; agriculture; forests; trees; permaculture. Description: This Society is a network of individuals, local groups, and international organizations working to preserve forests and plant trees. Friends of the Trees has published a wide range of material; organized dozens of conferences, courses, workshops, and an annual spring tree sale. Other Resources: See newsletters, GREEN FRONT REPORT and INTERNATIONAL GREEN FRONT REPORT. Conducts permaculture design courses; and Forestry conference. See, also, Travellers Earth Repair Network (TERN). Contacts(s): Michael Pilarski (Director), Carol Lanigan (Office Manager) Fax: (509)486-4726. Web or BBS: Econet. E-Mail: 'fott'. Dues: $10/yr.; $250/life. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1978. Type: organization; NET. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Friends of the Trees Society
Box 1064
Tonasket, WA 98855-1064
Affiliate: Friends of the Trees Society. Issues: agriculture; environment; health; conservation; farmland; permaculture; herbs; forests. Description: This guide focuses on reforestation, fruit picking in Washington state, gardening sourcebooks, groups world-wide, arid-land permaculture, and herbal treatments. Contacts(s): Michael Pilarski (Director), Carol Lanigan (Office Manager) Price: $8/ea. Fax: (509)486-4726. Web or BBS: Econet. E-Mail: 'fott'. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1978. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90036-5013
Issues: energy; solar; conservation. Description: Articles of interest to homeowners: architecture, remodeling, decorating, how-to's, project ideas, landscaping, taxes, insurance, conservation, and solar energy. Contacts(s): Joseph Ruggiero (Editor) Type: periodical. Source: Writers.
Yankee Permaculture
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Affiliate: Yankee Permaculture. Issues: agriculture; environment; organic; forests; permaculture. Description: Stresses SOLUTIONS to the global environment crisis through personal choices. Topics ranging from sustainable food systems, economic systems, the Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network, and allied themes. Bill Mollison, Bill McLarney, Michael Crofoot, Thelma Snell, James Duke and Dan Hemenway will be among the contributing writers. Letters and book review largely reader-written. Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway (Editor/Publisher), Cynthia Baxter (Associate Editor) Page#: 24. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: Irregular. Circulation: 1M. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Solutions Network
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Affiliate: Solutions Network. Issues: agriculture; environment; organic; permaculture. Description: Addresses environmental concerns and solutions through editorials, information articles, species lists, book reviews, and related coverage. Stress is on practical information useful to bring human lives back into the ecosystem context. Basic articles on permaculture and special themes -- urban permaculture, wetlands, poultry forage, bee forage, etc. -- are included in each issue. Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway (Editor/Publisher), Cynthia Baxter (Associate Editor) Publisher: Yankee Permaculture. Page#: 144. Bulk Prices: 20% off/24. Frequency: Usually annual. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Ohio State University
1050 Carmack Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1002
Issues: urban; architecture. Contacts(s): Book Reviewer Type: periodical; journal. Source: John Kremer.
Box 638, Katuah Province
Leicester, NC 28748-0638 Phone: (704)683-1414
Issues: environment; agriculture; bioregional; permaculture. Description: A journal devoted to the Southern Appalachian area. It regards the region as an ecologically whole system that provides habitat, life support, and relationship to a whole range of life forms - wildlife, plant life, as well as the human. "We explore how we humans can live in a dynamic, participatory way with the rest of the life community here in these mountains." Themes included Habitat & Biodiversity, Children, The Black Bear, On Death & Dying, and Preserving the Wilderness. Contacts(s): Scott Bird Page#: 33. Price: $1.50/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1983. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Partners for Liveable Places
1429 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20036-5902 Phone: (202)887-5990
Affiliate: Partners for Liveable Places. Issues: urban; arts; family; environment; health; energy; architecture; culture; planning; conservation; seniors; youth. Description: A newsletter that focuses on the amenities of a city. These amenities are in six categories: cultural planning, heritage and cultural tourism, animation, natural and scenic resources, profit by design, and community image. Additional focus on human issues or social equity (i.e., elderly, family, and youth). The newsletter helps the individual or group develop cultural strategies on social issues. Contacts(s): Daniel McCahan (Information Officer) Frequency: 2/yr. Fax: (202) 466-4845. Dues: $35/yr. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
855 S. Shenandoah St., No. 1
Los Angeles, CA 90035-1719 Phone: (310)854-5941
Issues: urban; architecture. Contacts(s): Howard Cohen, Esq. Type: organization; council. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
c/o London Research Center
81 Black Prince Rd.
London, -SE 1 7SZ ENGLAND Phone: 735-4250
Affiliate: London Research Center. Issues: urban; future; environment; energy; networking; ideation; invention; architecture; planning; transportation: Description: Identifies innovations which are helping to make cities better places to live and work in, and disseminates information about these innovations so that they can be adopted in other places. Type: organization; program. Source: IdeaNet.
Box 5052
Vandalia, OH 45377-5052
Issues: urban; energy; architecture. Description: Sept. '91 description: Avantgarde architecture and design. Terry Gilliam on cities as sets. Whatever happened to plastic as the design medium of the space-age? Zen furniture and art-deco gas stations. Price: $4.50/ea. Subscriptions: $28/yr. Type: periodical. Source: Jerod Pore.
1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036-2117 Phone: (202)673-4000
Issues: environment; education; urban; energy; conservation; architecture. Description: Serves as an national advocate and catalyst for historic preservation. Work includes: publishing, educating, litigating, lobbying and providing local preservation organizations with advisory services, grants and loans. It protects more than 75 historic properties nationwide. Encourages public participation in the preservation of culturally and historically significant American sites, buildings and objects. Other Resources: See HISTORIC PRESERVATION magazine and PRESERVATION NEWS newsletter; and SIGNS FOR MAIN STREET: GUIDELINES (directories). Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
RD 1, Box 375
Cold Brook, NY 13324-9728 Phone: (315)845-8310
Issues: energy; economics; architecture; efficiency; solar. Description: Minority-owned, providing supplies and advice on building your own energy-efficient log home. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: business. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Box 99
Lillooet, BC-V0K 1V0 CANADA
Issues: environment; politics; peace; justice; Green; bioregional. Description: The Fourth World, European Greens and Permaculture as well as news from the bioregions are included. West Canada's only rural-based review of art and opinion cover key issues and ideas of the 90's: The Environment; Local Control; Your Food and Water Quality; Regional Arts and Cultures; Green Politics; Bioregionalism; Eco-feminism; Native Rights; the Peace Movement; and more. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Permaculture Communications
Box 3630
Kailua Kona, HI 96745-3630
Affiliate: Permaculture Communications. Issues: agriculture; environment; urban; permaculture; forests; rural communities. Description: In-depth articles on how to design and implement permaculture systems in a variety of environments, rural & urban; small-scale self-reliance to regional/global reforestation; news from regional permaculture groups around North America; educational programs, demonstration projects, and how you can get involved. This newsletter is the best North American source for permaculture information, news, and articles calendar of design courses. Contacts(s): Guy Baldwin (Editor/Publisher) Page#: 24. Price: $4/ea. Bulk Prices: $.75ea/24. Subscriptions: $16/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1M. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 74
Datil, NM 87821-0074
Description: See Running Rain Society and guide, SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN DRYLANDS. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
1027 Summit Way
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-3436
Contacts(s): Bill Roley Type: organization; institute. Source: Who.
Rocky Mountain Institute
1739 Snowmass Creek
Snowmass, CO 81654-9199
Affiliate: Rocky Mountain Institute. Issues: energy; environment; economics; green consumer; architecture; efficiency. Contacts(s): Robert Sardinsky, Jon Klusmire Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network (FERN) / Permaculture
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Affiliate: Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network (FERN). Issues: environment; agriculture; forests; permaculture. Description: News from the FERN and SOLUTIONS Networks. A forum for dialogue on issues, strategies and the evolution of permaculture design providing publicity for other groups with similar interests. The Tree Bank, a FERN program, is a strategy for saving the temperate forests. Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway, Cynthia Baxter (Editors) Publisher: Yankee Permaculture. Bulk Prices: 10% off/24. Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: Irregular. Dues: $16.50 US, $18 foreign. Labels: 20,000. Established: 1984. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 74
Datil, NM 87821-0074 Phone: (505)772-2634
Affiliate: Permaculture Drylands Institute. Issues: agriculture; environment; justice; drylands; permaculture: land; Native Americans. Description: Its goals are research and education in drylands use: farming, restoration, and permaculture design, with special emphasis on marginal lands and Indian lands. "We consult on Permaculture projects specializing in water harvesting and alternative energy. Educational services can be provided for permaculture design courses and classes on a variety of subjects." Other Resources: Consulting work with Native American groups on land management issues. Contacts(s): Daniel Howell (Director), Karen Howell (Research Assistant) Dues: $25/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1988. Additional Address: Permaculture Drylands Institute, Box 27371, Tucson, AZ 85726 Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Route 1, Box 185A
Cochranville, PA 19330-9756 Phone: (215)593-6988
Issues: education; economics; agriculture; environment; bioregional; community investment; land trusts; permaculture; cooperatives. Description: Explores options for decentralization, cooperative living, and land reform. SOL offers training conferences, financing for Community Land Trust (CLT) development, permaculture demonstrations, monetary and economic reform activities. It administers a regional CLT alliance for intentional communities, homesteaders, and other residential users wishing to place land in trust. Other Resources: See GREEN REVOLUTION newsletter. Established: 1934. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Shared Living Resource Center
2375 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704-1552 Phone: (510)548-6608
Affiliate: Shared Living Resource Center. Issues: economics; urban; environment; education; energy; intentional communities; architecture. Description: Newsletter. Contacts(s): Ken Norwood (Executive Director), David Hawkins (Administative Assistant) Page#: 8. Subscriptions: $15-25/yr. Frequency: 4-6/yr. Circulation: 1.3M. Fax: (510)549-9960. Established: 1990. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
2375 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704-1552 Phone: (510)548-6608
Issues: economics; urban; environment; education; energy; intentional communities; architecture. Description: Promotion of shared living and the Village Cluster housing concept through; 1) Education and outreach about ecological and social benefits; 2) Profile and consultation sessions for individuals and groups to facilitate shared living; 3) Architectural and planning assistance for conversion of existing and construction of new shared living community housing. Other Resources: Newsletter, SHARED LIVING COMMUNITY. Information packets, consultation sessions. slide talk presentations, planning design and working drawings, workshops, presentations at panels and conferences, and library. Contacts(s): Ken Norwood (Executive Director), David Hawkins (Administrative Assistance) Fax: (510)549-9960. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1987. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
The Small Town Institute
Box 517
Ellensburg, WA 98926-0517
Affiliate: Small Town Institute. Issues: demographics; economics; environment; arts; energy; planning; architecture; housing. Description: The voice of small town America. Articles on planning, preservation, attracting industry, housing, shopping malls, central business district improvement and other matters of interest to small communities. Other Resources: PROMOTING THE ARTS IN SMALL COMMUNITIES is available for $6. Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: 6/yr. Dues: $30/yr. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Permaculture
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Issues: environment; permaculture. Description: See INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE SPECIES YEARBOOK (TIPSY) (diectories). Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
Box 1812
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1812 Phone: (505)982-2063
Issues: agriculture; Third World; environment; urban; permaculture; drylands; recycling. Description: The permaculture ethic: care of the Earth, care of all species, and recycling of excess. At the institute they truly live by this ethic. They are devoted to sustainable living systems in the drylands. They conduct research and analysis on dryland region throughout the world. Other Resources: See journal, SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN DRYLANDS. Contacts(s): Scott Pittman (Director) Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
27 Ellsworth Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139-1009 Phone: (617)491-5177
Issues: urban; architecture. Contacts(s): Rosalie Anders Type: organization; coalition. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Eco-Home Media
4344 Russell Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027-4508 Phone: (213)662-5207
Issues: urban; energy; agriculture; architecture. Description: Articles by people involved in sustainable community building in California. Chapters on economics, design, water and waste management, urban agriculture, transportation, and more. Features practical strategies and models for sustainable communities. Includes resource directory of organizations and contacts. Contacts(s): Bob Walter (Editor), Lois Arkin (Editor) Page#: 354. Price: $20+ $3.50 s&h (+$1.65 in CA). Type: reference; guide. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Renew America
1400 16th St. NW, #710
Washington, DC 20036-2217 Phone: (202)232-2252
Affiliate: Renew America. Issues: environment; energy; renewables; global warming; appropriate technology; efficiency; architecture; transportation. Description: This report outlines the current status and future potential for energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, and industry, and for development of renewable energy technologies. The report describes how sustainable energy policies can overcome institutional and market barriers and bring about a 50% reduction in global warming. Contacts(s): Rick Piltz (Deputy Director) Published Date: 12/89. Page#: 48. Price: $10/ea. Bulk Prices: $5ea/24. Frequency: Annual. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
S.W. Regional Permaculture Institute
Box 1812
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1812 Phone: (505)982-2063
Affiliate: S.W. Regional Permaculture Institute. Issues: agriculture; Third World; environment; urban; permaculture; forests; recycling. Description: A Permaculture journal devoted to sustainable living systems in drylands. Interest is international -- covering agro-forestry, agriculture, urban strategies, housing, village formation, and third world solutions. The journal espouses the Permaculture ethic: care of the Earth, care of all species, and recycling of excess. Contacts(s): Scott Pittman (Director) Page#: 12. Price: $2.50/ea. Bulk Prices: $1.50ea/24. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1.8M. Office Address: 1300 Luisa, #24, Sante Fe, NM 87501. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Department of Housing & Urban Development
451 7th St. SW, Room 7244
Washington, DC 20410-0001 Phone: (202)708-2504
Issues: urban; architecture. Contacts(s): Andrew Euston Type: organization. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
Permaculture
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Affiliate: Yankee Permaculture. Issues: agriculture; environment; forests; permaculture. Description: Includes: Permaculture publications, services and centers; Bioregioanal groups; Green/Green politics; Remineralization; Alternative Economics; Sustainable Food Systems; Urban Sustainability; Forest Tree Concerns; Ecology Earth Defense; Earth Spirituality; Appropriate Technology; Genetic Resources and other related activities. Cross-referencing included for assistance in locating resources. Over 1,000 listings. Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway (Editor/Publisher) Published Date: 6/89; 1990. Page#: 50. Price: $15/ea. + P&H. Bulk Prices: 20% off/24. Circulation: 1M. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
2704 12th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37204-2506 Phone: (515)297-2269
Issues: environment; economics; energy; conservation; planning; architecture; green consumer. Description: In order to provide alternative methods and materials that are safer and more environmentally sensitive for planners, architects, engineers, public officials and consumers when making critical building decisions, a new national coalition is forming to provide a catalog and to suggest workable and affordable alternatives. Attention given to the impact of the use and manufacture of construction products on the economy; and jobs to enable long-range planning. Other Resources: Resource Package available. Contacts(s): Charles A. Howell III Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 1569
Austin, TX 78767-1569
Issues: environment; education; justice; economics; politics; arts; culture. Description: Features and departments on art, architecture, food, education, business, politics, etc. "We like solidly researched pieces that uncover issues of public concern, reveal offbeat and previously unreported topics, or use a novel approach to familiar topics." Contacts(s): Gregory Curtis (Editor) Frequency: 12/yr. Type: periodical. Source: Writers.
Box 10144
Berkeley, CA 94709-5144 Phone: (510)549-1724
Issues: urban; environment; demographics; energy; architecture. Description: Organization committed to the development of ecologically healthy and socially vital cities and towns. Other Resources: International Ecological City Conference; publishes newsletter which serves as a clearinghouse for urban restoration projects worldwide. Magazine, $30 annual memebership. Contacts(s): Richard Register (President), Stuart Chaitkio Fax: (415)703-1981. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 672
Dahlonega, GA 30533-0672
Issues: environment; permaculture. Description: See INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE SOLUTIONS JOURNAL (periodicals) and TRIP (directories). Contacts(s): Dan Hemenway Type: organization; periodical. Source: Macrocosm.
3316 N. Chapel Ave.
Box 13448-C, Dept.
Tucson, AZ 85716-1416 Phone: (602)322-5090
Issues: education; environment; childhood; students; youth; global understanding. Description: "Cutting-edge materials for innovative education. Here's your source for teaching materials that make a difference. Books, games, tapes, and other resources for--Global Awareness, Self-Awareness, Whole Language, Invention & Architecture, Whole- Brain Learning, Math & Science, Arts & Humanities, and Thinking Skills." Fantastic curriculum material for teachers. Relevant books, curriculum guides, and networking information. Other Resources: Has introduced a large line of learning packets and publishes a biannual newsletter and a catalog. Page#: 127. Frequency: Annual. Type: publisher; catalog. Source: Macrocosm USA.