Local sustainable urban development in a globalized world

Contents: Sustainable urban development: local strategies as global solutions, Lauren C. Herbele Alternative urban futures: designing urban infrastructures that prioritize human needs, are less damaging to the natural resource base, and produce less waste, Raquel Pinderhughes Employing information and communication systems in planning processes to increase efficiency in sustainable urban development, Gerhard Steinbach, Robin Ganser and Simone Allin Absolutely positively Wellington: a model for smart growth, Carlton C. Eley Environmental quality and land use plans, a new development in the Netherlands, Jan Jaap de Boer From a standard-orientated to an integral quality-oriented approach, Jaap van Staalduine Town planning models: a look at Polish cities and sustainable development, Lidia Mierzejewska The efficiency of land use conversion, Hai-Feng Hu and Tzu-Chia Chang Moving toward urban sustainability: a comparison of the development of sustainability in Seattle and Minneapolis, Katrina M. Harmon Assessing sustainability in urban planning: the potential and limitations of indicators as a means to measure and monitor outcomes of policy implementation, Robin Ganser Measuring sustainability: the role of ecological footprinting in assessing the impact of development, Andrea Collins and Andrew Flynn Regional environmental capacity for sustainable growth: a historical approach, Mamoru Taniguchi, Hirofumi Abe and Yoshiro Ono Sustainability of urban transport: common strategies and individual actions, Marta Moreno and Juan Pedro Ruiz Mobile vendors: persistence of local culture in the changing global economy of Bangkok, Kasama Polakit and Davisi Boontharm Educational changes for sustainable cities: autonomous knowledge, Georgina EchA!niz Pellicer Educating architects to address urban problems in building design, Singh Intrachootoo, Luke Yeung and Yaourai Suthiranart Education into citizenship: environmental education, participatory democracy, and the precautionary principle, Karen Cairns Public participation in achieving sustainability in central city neighborhoods, Ruth Yabes and David Pijawka Balancing economic growth and social equity: less-educated workers in high-tech regions, Criseida Navarro-DA-az Conclusion: roles and realities, Susan M. Opp Index.