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CNS’s 2006 projects were funded in two areas: Communities and the Built Environment and Industrial Ecology and Organizational Behavior. Looking at human behavior is necessary because sustainable development requires a change in the way we think as individuals, organizations, and as a society. Projects on behavior will identify specific obstacles to the implementation of sustainability and ways to surmount them.
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH—Factors that will motivate stakeholders to promote ecological, economic, and social sustainability.
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bangor, ME—Maps showing land development from 2004 to 2008 in Maine will be part of a tool kit for local planners and land trusts.
- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ—Community-based methods to protect and preserve water resources.
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH—Industrial Ecosystem Toolkit that will help reduce waste disposal in Central Ohio by 15 percent in 5 years.
- University of Maine, Orono, ME—Tools to track and anticipate residential developments and measure the impacts of these developments on lake ecosystems.
- University of California, Irvine, CA—Ways to measure the value of more green space in cities or “urban forests.”
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA—Model to achieve local, regional, and global sustainability, with a particular focus on energy.
- University of Maryland, College, Park, MD—“Blueprint for the Future of Maryland” on water quality, energy impacts, economics, and land preservation.
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI—Develop a system to measure access to jobs and services, allowing better land use and transportation planning.
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies and Healthy Building Network—Develop a list of environmentally preferred building materials for prefabricated housing.
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