Local Sustainability

Cities have an important role to play in the pursuit of global climate protection and sustainability. They have emerged as leaders in sustainability and resiliency policy, often displaying greater commitment and political will towards addressing these issues than have higher levels of government.

City Sustainability Policy & Implementation

This site provides survey instruments, data, and publications from over 10 years of research on US cities' climate and sustainability-related actions, policies, implementation approaches, and outcomes.

Local Decision Making Around Resilience

This site provides survey instruments, summary reports, and publications from an NSF funded study on the micro-level underpinnings of cities' responses to the climate crisis.