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New Houston Sustainability Indicators (HSI) Data Visualization Portal released

View the site at www.houstoncommunitysustainability.com

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New Community Indicators Web Portal!! Coming Soon!

Community Indicators will soon be available for all Houstonians. The data will be available at the community level (Super Neighborhoods); Council Districts; and City of Houston. Site visitors will be able to compare communities in the city. Stay tuned!

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Houston Matters – Community Sustainability study

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Houston Sustainability Indicators interview on ‘Houston Newsmakers’

http://www.click2houston.com/community/newsmakers/oct-27-changes-in-choice-at-hisd-houston-sustainability-report/-/2609772/22881482/-/5xg54w/-/index.html?fb_action_ids=10151731440710866&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

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Food Deserts in Houston

Houston we have a problem with food deserts! Approximately 750,000 people in Houston live more than a mile from a supermarket selling fresh fruits and vegetables. http://tinyurl.com/oqhk9t7

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Sustainable Houston and You

From City Hall to the city streets, Houston is taking action to promote sustainable development for the future. Sustainable development takes into account the long-term stability, prosperity, and character of an area, using the tools of economics, sociology, environmental science … Continue reading

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Sustainable Development Research Funding in Houston

http://news.rice.edu/2013/06/04/rices-shell-center-awards-grants-for-sustainable-development-research-2/

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Building Smart saves money

http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2013/05/21/building-better-budgets-quantifies-average-savings-and-revenue-of-smart-growth-development/

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For Better or Worse Working out Houston’s future

Published Mar 12, 2013, 11:32am By Catherine Matusow, Houstonia Magazine It was late afternoon on a recent Sunday down at the West Alabama Ice House. The smell of steaming tables of crawfish mingled with the sight of skirmishing dogs and … Continue reading

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Culture map article on sustainability in Houston

Houston sustainability trending in the wrong direction

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