Sustainable Communities

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Sustainable Communities

The development of underutilized urban land is an important aspect of sustainable community planning. Sustainable principles maintain community livability by incorporating life cycle strategies that support improvements to urban environmental quality while realizing economic and social benefits. The Sustainable Communities Feature provides information on sustainable solutions, encourages the revitalization of central cores, identifies best practices and approaches in urban environmental management and economic development, promotes affordable, healthy housing, and showcases success stories.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is the Government of Canada's national housing agency and the largest publisher of housing information in Canada. Housing embraces and integrates the house, site and community.This integration generates sustainable communities. CMHC's Sustainable Communities Research Group is dedicated to helping improve the quality of life for Canadians in communities across Canada.

CMHC's leading edge research in housing, urban issues and sustainable community planning provides information and tools to enable innovative decision-making by all levels of government, academics, consumers, and other industry professionals.



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