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EcoDistricts Certified Welcomes Four New Neighborhoods to Growing Cohort
April 30, 2019
Two years ago, we launched EcoDistricts Certified, the world’s only verification platform that helps neighborhood teams embed equity, resilience and...
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EcoDistricts Goes to South Africa: Lessons Learned from Johannesburg and Cape Town Low Emissions Program
February 14, 2019
In 2017, South Africa was gripped by an emerging climate crisis that would begin to threaten the economy and political...
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EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Donna Hope
August 9, 2018
Donna Hope, EcoDistricts AP, MScEng, and LEED Green Associate, is a freelance environmental consultant with a focus on diversity, equity and...
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EcoDistricts Summit 2018: Reimagining the Twin Cities
March 29, 2018
This fall, the EcoDistricts Summit is heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul, two dynamic cities with complex histories, unique architecture,...
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EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Charla Gomez
March 26, 2018
Charla Gomez, AICP LEED AP-ND and EcoDistricts Accredited Professional, brings over 10 years of sustainability experience in urban planning and...
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Rewiring Urban Planning in Cape Town
February 1, 2018
Can Partnership Between Neighborhood Civic Organizations and the City of Cape Town Help Reverse Decades of Spatial Apartheid? On November...
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Building Our Beloved Communities at the EcoDistricts Summit
October 31, 2017
Three weeks ago, 300 leading urban and community development practitioners descended on Atlanta for the 2017 EcoDistricts Summit, a spirited and inspiring gathering on the...
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EcoDistricts Certified: In a Challenging Era, 11 Communities Step Up
July 31, 2017
Today, 11 communities in 10 cities across North America committed to a landmark new standard for community development that makes...
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Oregon to South Africa: Incubator 2017
July 11, 2017
On a sunny afternoon in April, Luyanda Mphalwa gazed down on Portland, Oregon from the shiny silver aerial tram that...
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