Montreal Urban Ecology Centre
The Urban Ecology Centre in Montreal can be found at http://www.urbanecology.net/ It's a non-profit and charity doing a variety of work related to urban sustainability. They run a green roof program and operate a mini-database on Greening Cities.
The goal of the Urban Ecology Centre is to build and share expertise concerning the most viable approaches to sustainable urban development and how they may best be implemented in our neighbourhoods and city.
We see ourselves as a think-tank with an important social action dimension. We aim to stimulate reflection, debate and practical intervention in the field of urban development on the part of experts as well as the lay public. By helping to promote greater awareness of the imperatives an challenges of sustainable urban development we aspire, ultimately, to contribute to changes in policy and in day-to-day habits of Montréal's citizens.
Citizens need to make informed choices about the nature of urban development so that cities can be made healthier, more humane and less ecologically damaging. We need to ensure that the needs of urban populations are met in ways that do not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This is the concept of sustainable development.
