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Top Results for Regionalism
- Chicago Metropolis 2020 - Organization whose aim is to promote the Chicago region
- Citistates Group - Think-tank focusing on regionalism; site includes to Neal Peirce columns and a library of resources pertaining to regionlism
- Greater Baltimore Committee - regional council with a focus on economic vitality of Baltimore and surrounding counties
- Metropolitan Mayors Council - The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is an organization that is intended to be a regional model of cooperation and collaboration for municipal government in the Chicagoland 6 county region of over 8.5 million persons. Our success is dependent on bringing our region’s leaders together to develop consensus and meet the many challenges and opportunities in the region.
- Minnesota Regional Development Organizat - Organization comprised of representatives from regional development organizations throughout Minnesota
- National Association of Regional Councils - national non-profit organization comprised of regional councils and metro planning organizations
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Top Results for Hurricanes & Natural Disasters
- Federal Emergency Management Agency - News, information and directory related to national emergencies.
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, a division of the Department of Commerce, runs the National Weather Service and other programs
- American Red Cross
- Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch - Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch is a project of the Institute for Southern Studies, a non-profit research and education center, and the Institute’s flagship magazine, Southern Exposure. GCRW focuses on the rebuilding of the Gulf States Region
- Hurricane Recovery - U.S. Government portal for hurricane information, including disaster preparedness and recovery resources. Also provides links to state emergency agencies.
- Ready.gov - Ready.gov - U.S. Department of Homeland Security emergency preparedness web site
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Top Results for Elder Care
- Eldercare Locator - Helps older adults and their caregivers find local services for seniors.
- Extendedcare - Resource for seniors, caregivers, hospitals, and extended-care providers.
- Family Care America - Resource providing links with corporate and community partners and employers regarding elderly persons.
- Medicare - Official web site for U.S. Medicare program
- National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers - Geriatric care managers work privately with older adults and their families to create a plan of care that meets the needs of the older adult.
- Nursing Home Report Cards - Medicare site providing quality of care comparison for nation’s nursing homes.
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Top Results for Urban Sprawl
- Urban Land Institute - Urban Land Institute - Think tank devoted to urban economic development, planning and real estate issues
- Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse - Online library of resources pertaining to urban sprawl and smart growth
- Urban Futures - A program of Reason Public Policy Institute devoted to providing market-oriented analysis of land use and development issues.
Top Results for Historic Preservation
- Adv. Council on Historic Preservation - Advisory Council on Historical Preservation
- Archaelogy and Historical Preservation - State of Washington Office of Archaelogy and Historical Preservation
- Cinema Tour - Site provides research,locations and histories of cinemas throughout the world.
- Friends of the Raymond Theatre - Site dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of Pasadena, California’s Historic Raymond Theatre
- Heritage Preservation Services - Primer-type resource that provides good starting point for research on historic preservation of any building or structure
- History of Preservation
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Top Results for Emergency Preparedness
- Americorps - Volunteer organization encompassing emergency readiness, education, public safety, health, and the environment.
- EH.net (Databases) - Economic History is a data and information source administered by economic professors associated with a variety of institutions. Databases section covers wide base of U.S. and global economic trends.
- Homeland Security - News from states - Homeland Security: News from the States by National Governors Association
- Hurricane Recovery - U.S. Government portal for hurricane information, including disaster preparedness and recovery resources. Also provides links to state emergency agencies.
- Metropolitan Medical Response System - MMRS provides info to enhance emergency preparedness systems to effectively respond to a public health or terror crisis.
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness - Center for Disease Control — Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
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Top Results for Wireless Cities
- MuniWireless - MuniWireless is devoted to municipal wireless broadband projects worldwide that are funded or supported by cities and towns.
- Civitium - Consulting firm advising governments on municipal wireless services.
- EWeek — Municipal Wi-fi Special Report - Timely compendium of articles on Municipal Wireless activities.
- Municipal Broadband (Wikipedia) - Wikipedia's entry for municipal broadband
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