Tools for Sustainable Growth

Below is a directory of tools for sustainable growth.  Thanks go to our partners who contributed to the creation of this web repository.

Biodiversity and Natural Habitats
Biodiversity Value of Residential Areas
Protecting Nature in Your Community: A Guidebook for Preserving and Enhancing Biodiversity
Green Infrastructure Vision Plan
Atlas of Biodiversity
DuPage County Natural Areas Study
Fox River Watershed Biodiversity Inventory
Influencing Public Infrastructure Design and Implementation

Conservation Design
Conservation Design Resource Manual: Language and Guidelines for Updating Local Ordinances
Changing Cost Perceptions: An Analysis of Conservation Development
Conservation Development in Practice
Blackberry Creek Alternative Futures Project
Blackberry Creek Watershed Alternative Futures Fiscal Impact Study

Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Principles for Protecting Nature in the Chicago Wilderness Region
Sensible Tools for Healthy Communities
Building Sustainable Communities Series and the Sustainable Development Guidebook
Beyond Brownfields Sustainable Redevelopment

Natural Landscaping
Source Book on Natural Landscaping for Local Officials
Natural Landscaping for Public Officials:  Design and Management Guidelines

Water Resource Protection
Restoring and Managing Stream Greenways: A Landowner's Handbook
From Stockyards to Spawning Beds:  A Handbook of Bank Restoration Designs for the Chicago River and Other Urban Streams
Stream Biodiversity Protection and Protection Priorities
A Guide to Stormwater Best Management Practices
Living with Wetlands
Chicago Wilderness and NIPC Watershed Inventory