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Sustainable Northampton
What is Sustainability? Some definitions being used by the City to develop Northampton’s Sustainability Plan:
- Meeting the needs of current and future generations while maintaining the stability, prosperity and equity of the region’s economic, environmental and social systems.
- Enhancing the quality of life and balancing the needs of current and future generations while maintaining economic prosperity, environmental vitality, and social equity.
- Attaining a balance between economic prosperity, environmental vitality, and social equity that maintains the quality of life for current and future generations.
A year in the life of a Northampton vernal pool from the Northampton Wildlife Committee and the Nonotuck Land Fund
Stay tuned to the City’s Sustainability Plan webpage.
Community Groups
- Sustain Northampton Yahoo! Group email list
Related Weblinks
- Sustainability Plan draft PDF
- Current and Past City Sustainability Plans (Northampton Office of Planning and Development)
- Sustainable Northampton Reports (Northampton Office of Planning and Development)
- 2005 Comprehensive Municipal Transportation Plan (PDF 244 kb) (Northampton Office of Planning and Development)
- SustainLane Online community resource for sustainable living.
- Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Information on local farming and fresh food and locally grown farm products from the Connecticut River valley of western Massachusetts.
Bicycling Links