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Improving Recycling Through Social Marketing
This project will guide the eight participating communities through planning, development, and implementation of a community-based social marketing (CBSM) campaign by providing expert-level educational resources that are tailored to serve the specific goals and needs of each community.
Read MoreGreen Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure (GI) is more than just the laundry list of sustainable applications, like green roofs, bigger tree planters, and frequent curb cuts.
Read MoreBuilding a Sustainability Team
Boiled down, building buy-in in any situation is about showing value. Managing those political and interpersonal relationships to show how important sustainability is in a thriving, competitive city is intense. Sustainability Directors, it’s time to borrow skills from salesmen, politicians, and marketers.
Read MorePROFILE: Peter Nierengarten, Sustainability Director, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Peter Nierengarten first got involved with SSDN in 2012 after he was exposed to the regional network concept at a USDN conference in Portland.
Read MoreAdapting to Heavy Rains in Western North Carolina
In September 2004, Western North Carolina was significantly impacted by floods and landslides caused by two major hurricanes. The cost was high. Eleven lives were lost, 140 homes were destroyed and more than 16,000 homes were damaged in the Asheville area and surrounding counties.
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