City Sustainability Policy & Implementation

Urban sustainability is a complex problem that local governments have been working to address for decades. Work in local sustainability requires balancing technical expertise, collaborative arrangements, policy limitations, and strategic action. 

This site contains information generated from over 10 years-worth of research on climate and sustainability actions, organizational collaboration, policies, implementation approaches, and outcomes in US cities. This includes survey instruments, data, and publications

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 1461526/1461506/1461460 and 2021044/2020904. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.