August 2010 EquitEE Corner

Please read the article "Building Environmentally Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Inclusivity"by The Urban Institute and New York University's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. The article can be found at the website below. Below are discussion questions to ask yourself as you are reading and to bring up to others in your organization/networks. 1) What characteristics make communities environmentally sustainable and inclusive? What are potential synergies and conflicts between inclusivity and environmental sustainability? 2) What are some examples of connecting inclusivity to environmental sustainability you've seen in your local community? Do you have any ideas on how environmental sustainability and inclusion can be encouraged in your community?

The link address is: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412088-environmentally-sustainable-communities.pdf