Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, developed by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is a geospatial mapping tool that identifies communities facing significant burdens across eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development. It helps policymakers and communities target resources and interventions to these disadvantaged areas.
**This link will take you to a preserved version of the original CEQ website. The official CEQ site was removed by the White House and is no longer accessible through its original source. This version is provided for archival and informational purposes only and does not reflect any current updates or positions from the White House or the Council on Environmental Quality.
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Building to Heal: A Framework for Holistic Community Development
"Building to Heal: A Framework for Holistic Community Development" is a comprehensive guide that emphasizes the importance of emotional, spiritual, and psychological health in community development. The framework provides strategies for relieving stress, promoting hope, and restoring relationships within communities to foster holistic well-being.
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What Does Antiracist Community Development Look Like in Practice?
An article from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that highlights that using an antiracist lens for community development along with specific actions by investors, government, and philanthropy can move the United States toward more racially just community development financing.
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City of Chicago Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan
The Chicago eTOD Policy Plan outlines a comprehensive set of actions for the City to take to advance racial equity, wealth building, public health and climate resilience goals through equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD). Recommendations were informed through a cross-sector engagement process and analysis of City programs, and an evaluation framework focused on outcomes, equity, and implementation criteria. In partnership with Elevated Chicago, an eTOD Work Group was created to engage over 70 stakeholders representing numerous City departments, community-based organizations, the private sector, philanthropies, and regional non-profit and governmental partners.
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The Salzburg Statement on Confronting Power and Privilege for Inclusive, Equitable and Healthy Communities
The scale of current and potential inequalities in the urban environment demands a revolution of purpose and accountability. The challenges we face in building and sustaining healthy and equitable communities demand new forms of thinking, problem-solving, governance, and decision making. Most importantly, it requires that we learn the skills of interrogating power and analyzing privilege.
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The Tale of Two Zip Codes
A short video detailing life expectancy differences between people based on the built environment, policies, and access to health resources in their neighborhood, often due to racial and economic discrimination. The video shows how zip code can be more influential to health than genetic code.
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Data Driven Detroit Mapping Tools
Data Driven Detroit is the local Data intermediary for Detroit, Michigan. They have a variety of tools available for use by community members, non-profits, and developers to in order to provide accessible, high-quality information and analysis to drive informed decision-making.
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Capitol Hill EcoDistrict Community Report
This is the 2018 annual report from Capitol Hill EcoDistrict in Seattle, WA. This is a great example of an annual progress report for other EcoDistricts and communities to use as an example.
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The Empty House Next Door: Understanding and Reducing Vacancy and Hypervacancy in the United States
This report lays the groundwork for exploring the issue of vacancy by defining what is meant by a “vacant” property, what constitutes a “healthy” vacancy rate, how vacant properties are measured, and why properties become vacant and abandoned. It discusses the impact of vacant properties on the communities in which they are situated. The report gives a definition of vacant properties in the context of the overall housing market, explains the negative effects of vacant properties on the overall community wellbeing, and concludes with recommendations on how to curb the vacancy problem.
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