NLC's International Programs focus on helping city leaders respond to global change and on building linkages between U.S. municipal officials and their counterparts abroad.
The International Program's three primary objectives are to:
1. Educate municipal officials about their critical leadership role in seizing the opportunities and managing the challenges of globalization;
2. Facilitate and support opportunities for U.S. local officials to establish and sustain relationships with local officials outside the United States, and
3. Develop and advocate policy statements on international issues
News, Information and Links
Program Links
News and Opinion
Resources
An updated multi-page list of books, news articles, surveys, web pages and organizations; all of which are useful to municipal officials working to respond to global change
Foreign Policy: 2008 Global Cities Index
Briefing Paper: Global Solutions for Transportation Efficiency
City Practices Brief: Global Solutions in Sustainable Energy
Briefing Paper: Sustainable Energy Practices for U.S. Cities andTowns
Briefing paper: "Globalization and Economic Vitality in U.S. Cities and Towns"
Briefing paper: "The Role of Citizen Diplomacy for U.S. Cities and Towns"
Briefing paper: "The Impacts of Globalization in U.S. Cities and Towns"
Briefing paper: "The Impacts of Immigration in U.S. Cities and Towns"
Briefing paper: "The Impacts of Trade Agreements in U.S. Cities and Towns"
Link to "The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States Losing its Competitive
Edge?" A Report from the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation
Managing Your City's Global Connections
Local Leadership for Building Global Comunities Information Kit.