Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

Nonprofits have taken on the management of a number of heretofore government services, including parks, schools, and health care. Mass transit should be next.

In the aftermath of the US housing crisis, Habitat for Humanity is working to build not just affordable homes, but affordable communities.

The vast majority of neighborhoods in American cities do not "trade places." Instead, concentrated poverty and its opposite, concentrated affluence, are surprisingly persistent.

Due to the rapid growth of its cities, China's middle class is growing—but so is its urban poor.

The public debate around climate change is no longer about science—it’s about values, culture, and ideology.

Oregon’s land-use policies have preserved farmland and led to smart urban growth.

The Barr Fellows Network is changing the way work gets done in Boston’s large and entrenched social sector.

Entrepreneurs are setting up shop in the nation's urban food deserts.

In his latest book, David Sloan Wilson argues that evolutionary theory should be used to illuminate and tackle urban problems.

Delivering change in urban economies.

A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.

A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.

Community-led dialogue is critical to sustainable collaborative approaches.

A group designing innovative support systems in Portland, Ore., is identifying better ways of living for the homeless and for communities at large.

The community development sector's traditional tools and relationships are outdated and insufficient to address current problems.

Why climate adaptation matters, and five powerful pathways for funders to fuel change.

The restoration of the Bangalore Lakes can catalyze an overall sustainable transformation of the various districts of Bangalore—as well as reclaim an important historical connection for the city.

Highlights from the Clinton Global Initiative 2012.

Chula Vista, California, is on the leading edge of climate adaptation planning at the community level.