Links to tools, research, codes, and ordinances categorized by municipal operations, utilities, transportation and land use, and environmental and natural resource management.

As local government managers we should be concerned with how our communities interact with the environment.

What's inside: A sampling of smart-growth-based codes from the Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee.

Sustainability is not a choice, it is a way life. 

Municipal operations provide an opportunity to reduce the impact on human and environmental health. 

ICMA showcased the future of local government at SXSW by sharing innovative, collaborative approaches to governance and sustainability.

A summary of expert perspectives from the 2019 TD Bank Group–GlobeScan SDG Leadership Forum on Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Our 2018 Program Excellence Award winners share their tips for sustainability.

FEMA’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan envisions disaster recovery efforts to be “federally supported, state managed, and locally executed.”