Making cities work : the role of local authorities in the urban environment

Foreword Preface Biographical Notes Part I: Overview Chapter 1. Local Authorities and the Environment Introduction Cities, Towns and Local Authorities Urban and Suburban The First Urban Century Global Economic Trends and their Impacts on Cities Advantages and Disadvantages of Cities for People and for the Environment Sustainable Development Brown and Green Agendas for Sustainability Environmental Sustainability and the Size and Wealth of Cities Sustainable Cities, or Cities in a Sustainable World? Agenda 21 and the Role of Local Authorities in Securing Sustainable Development Governance vs Government Why Good Governance is Important to Sustainability Thinking Locally in Order to Act Globally Global Decentralization Trends Region by Region Municipal Cooperation What is yet to Come Chapter 2. Issues for Local Action Introduction Governance A Decentralized Framework A Stable Institutional Framework The Importance of Inclusiveness Effective Local Leadership and Policy Setting Challenges of Implementation Capacity Expanding Capacity through Collaboration Actions and Initiatives to Secure Sustainability Conclusion Chapter 3. Local Government in Action Summary Case Studies Introduction Waste Management Issues Capacity Building for Sustainable Development Political Change and Urban Environmental Planning Northern Cities and Sustainable Development Chapter 4. Local Authorities and Worldwide Sustainable Development Overview Urbanness and Global Interconnectedness The Emerging Worldwide System of Urban Interdependence A Worldwide System for Urban Sustainability Funding Agencies Regional Multilateral Institutions Associations of Municipalities Municipal International Cooperation Examples of Municipal lnternational Cooperation Programmes How the System of Municipal lnternational Cooperation Might be Improved Chapter 5. Recommendations Introduction The Six Major Themes of this Book Recommendations to lnternational Agencies Recommendations to National Governments and Agencies Recommendations to Local Authorities Recommendations to Municipal Associations Conclusion Part Two: Case Studies Democratization and Consensus Building for a Sustainable Development Plan The Municipality of Cajamarca, Peru Mobilizing Local Resources to Address Urban Environmental Issues the Metropolitan Concepcion Sustainable Cities Project, Concepci6n, Chile Participatory Solid Waste Management Urban Community of Dakar, Senegal Greenpoint-Williamsburg Environmental Benefits Programme, New York City, US Vision 2020 Sustainable Community Initiative the Regional Municipality of Hamilton Wentworth, Canada The Restructuring of Municipal Finances Islamabad, Pakistan Agenda 21 Kanagawa Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Municipal Policy and Participatory Dynamics Kayes, Mali Solid Waste Collection and Treatment Programme Lille, France Ecological Waste Management Project Manila, Philippines A Concerted Environmental Action Plan Rabat, Morocco The Fight Against Waste Pollution Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Comprehensive Solar Energy Initiative Saarbriicken, Germany Rehabilitation of the Rio Torres Grande de Tarcoles San JosC, Costa Rica Environmental Audit and Green Strategy 'kipoli, Lebanon The Troyan Environmental Action Project Troyan, Bulgaria Local Agenda 21 in the United Kingdom Bibliography Addresses of Associations of Local Authorities List of Acronyms and Abbreviations