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5. Public Problems and Policy Alternatives

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Suggested Web Sites

www.fedstats.gov. A site that provides easy access to a vast amount of federal data on policy problems.

www.usa.gov. Portal for federal government Web sites.

www.access.gpo.gov. Access to the federal government's printing office site for location of government documents.

www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html. University of Michigan site that provides a comprehensive set of links to statistical resources on the Web organized by subject area--health, environment, education, energy, science, transportation, military, housing, economics, agriculture, business, and more. Links within each area lead the user to extensive lists of agencies and programs. The site is updated frequently.

www.publicagenda.org. Nonpartisan briefings on policy and polling; a digest of news, legislation, and studies; and research sources.

http://thomas.loc.gov. The Library of Congress's Thomas search engine for locating congressional documents. Thomas is one of the most comprehensive public sites for legislative searches.

www.gao.gov. U.S. Government Accountability Office, a treasure trove of reports on government agencies and programs, especially evaluation studies.

www.rprogress.org. Redefining Progress, an organization devoted to the use of new measurements of progress and environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

www.sustainablemeasures.com. Sustainable Measures is one of the most useful sources for description of sustainability indicators.

www.smartcommunities.ncat.org. The Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development is a useful site with multiple resources and links

www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/sc/index.cfm. State of Minnesota Sustainable Communities Program. Includes definitions and measures of sustainability and state policies through the Office of Environmental Assistance to encourage sustainable communities.