BIOLO 1110: Sustainable Cities

As you start to design your sustainable city, think about different guidelines that might be helpful.  For example:

• The DuPage County Government Center Sustainability Best Practices Guide also offers some guidelines.
• Find native plants suggested by zip code (US only.)
• US Department of Energy: SLED (Stats and Local Energy Data) provides detailed information about energy usage, talks about buildings and efficiencies, renewable power, transportation, etc. Look up data by city or state
• Google Maps will show you a good physical layout of the county, from greenspace to public transportation options to whatever else you might be able to imagine.
• Data USA will provide  city or county-level data about demographics such as income, housing, and health. This database draws upon census data and was constructed by MIT.

You can also look for more information about any of your topics here: 

So, you've exhausted the sources above, and would like to look for more information?  Here are some other places to look: 

• Adding site:.gov  to your Google searches will get you government results for your topic
• Adding site:.edu to your Google searches will get you educational results for your topic (and many universities have good info about sustainability as well.)
• If you do a general Google search on your topic, remember to evaluate the information you find. 

Want some more concrete help with citations? Try the following: 

• Google Scholar can create citations for articles.  Click the quotation marks below the article information after doing a search. 
• COD Library's guide to APA citations
• Purdue OWL's guide to APA citations and paper format

Want software to create citations for you? Check out the database below: