What's new

ICMA has again been selected to be the lead non-federal cosponsor for the National Brownfields Conference. Brownfields 2013 will take place in Atlanta, May 15-17, 2013.

An ICMA and Arizona State University proposal was one of five selected from more than 500 applicants to conduct research on advancing social equity in sustainabily programs.

A new report--Breaking New Ground:  Promoting Environmental and Energy Programs in Local Government--sponsored by the IBM Center for the Business of Government and based on ICMA's 2010 survey on local government sustainability policies and programs is now available.

Research, outreach, and technical assistance

ICMA is engaged in a number of projects focusing on a range of topics.

• The sustainability topic page on ICMA's knowledge network is the hub of information linking you to discussion groups, documents, and access to expertise from local governments.
• The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network is a continuing five year project funded by the U.S. EPA that provides local government decision makers with information about environmental management and compliance.
• With support from the U.S. EPA's Smart Growth Office, ICMA has completed two new publications:  "Getting Smart About Climate Change" and Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities. ICMA continues to play a leading role with the Smart Growth Network.  The Center for Sustainable Communities also maintains a knowledge network topic page on smart growth.

Popular Publications

• Breaking New Ground:  Promoting Environmental and Energy Programs in Local Government
• Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities -- discusses smart growth strategies being used in small towns around the country.
• Getting Smart About Climate Change -- a new report about how some communities are applying smart gowth approaches to reduce their carbon footprint (produced as part of ICMA's cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA)
• Safe Routes to School: Collaboration and Participation in Albany, Oregon and Healthy Decatur: A Holistic Approach to Sustainability --two reports from ICMA's active living project with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• This is Smart Growth, Getting to Smart Growth I: 100 Policies for Implementation and Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation --three popular guidebooks for communities interested in smart growth strategies
• Hampton 311 Customer Call Center -- a case study from one of the pioneers in customer contact centers with an in depth exploration of the role the system played in the aftermath of a destructive hurricane

For More Information

Contact Tad McGalliard at 202-962-3563 or tmcgalliard@icma.org.