Why Cleveland?

Cleveland is becoming nationally known for green building and other sustainable development issues (within the city is one of only a handful of eco villages projects in the country).

Our Mission

Sustainable development is the largest single project in the history of the world. Organization and stakeholders from around the world are working on the same problem; each seeking local solutions to deal with problems of global significance. The context of the information age offers the possibility of coordinating these efforts into a coherent whole.

Do it right the first time!

Why Sarajevo? Sarajevo offers two things: a strong grass-roots organization developing a regional network and a very low-cost translation market. English language skills have been a key marketable skill given the presence of international organizations over the last ten years. Translation to Serbo-Croatian in Cleveland runs as high as $40 per page, while in Bosnia the same service can cost seventy-five percent less.

As Cleveland looks towards sustainable development from a postmodern context, Eastern Europe, which is much less developed, can avoid some of the problems Cleveland is now trying to overcome. Urban sprawl for example is almost unheard of in the region, but by recognizing the danger at this stage, sound planning can support the strengths of the denser communities.

For the cost of translation, organizations from North-East Ohio can develop a reputation internationally. The smaller scale of eastern European cities also offers a test bed for the development of best practices. In some sense, Cleveland lacks community, but is developing technology to lead nationally to sustainable development. Conversely, Eastern Europe has strong community, but lack both technology and institutional capacity to ensure a sustainable future.