The political objective calling for environmentally sustainable development has provided the
canvas for lively dialogue amongst scientists and analysts. Be that as it may, what have …

This book examines the sustainability of cities and regions and concludes that currently
sustainability is not achievable. By identifying how cities and regions in the past have …

After briefly reviewing some conceptual underpinnings of sustainable cities, this paper
analyses and compares sustainable cities initiatives in 24 US cities. The central question …

This chapter outlines the framework for a more comprehensive accounting of cities'
environmental performance within a commitment to other sustainable development goals …

The meaning that is attributed to such terms as 'the environment','sustainability'and
'sustainable cities' is frequently wide ranging and not precisely defined. Nevertheless …

The impact of cities on the environment increasingly dominates the debate on sustainability.
Most global and regional environmental problems originate in cities. Cities concentrate …

The concept of sustainable development is steadily approaching recognition, if not full
disciplinary autonomy, becoming the focus of new theoretical and normative reflection …

This report summarizes the sustainability issues faced by cities and points toward the road
ahead. It reviews successes in policy as well as investment, and discusses what is needed …

(CEC, 1990b), the emphasis was laid on the broader regional issues of the urbanization
process (for example, spatial population distribution, networking, infrastructure and …

Sustainable Cities simultaneously tackles two issues of immediate public concern which
also find themselves high on the policy agenda: sustainable environmental development …