How Green Is the City?

List of Boxes
List of Tables
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level, by Dimitri Devuyst
The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability, by William E. Rees
Part I. Sustainable Development in Urban Areas, by Dimitri Devuyst
1. Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: An Overview, by Rodney R. White
2. Local Agenda 21: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development. in Subnational Domains, by William M. Lafferty
3. The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas, by Mark Roseland
4. Sustainable Development at the Local Level: The North-South Context, by Dimitri Devuyst
Part II. Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process ,by Dimitri Devuyst
5. Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment, by Dimitri Devuyst
6. Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process, by Lone Koernoev
7. Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level, by Dimitri Devuyst
8. Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the ASSIPAC Methodology, by Dimitri Devuyst
9. Direction Analysis: An Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway, by Carlo Aall
Part III. Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment, by Dimitri Devuyst
10. Indicators of Sustainable Development, by Thomas van Wijngaarden
11. Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas, by Elizabeth Kline
Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level, by Mark Roseland
12. Sustainability Reporting and the Development of Sustainability Targets, by Dimitri Devuyst
13. Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability, by William E. Rees
Part IV. Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level, by Dimitri Devuyst
14. Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness, by Paul Harland and Henk Staats
Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland, by Susanne Bruppacher
15. Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment, by Dimitri Devuyst and Sofie Van Volsem
Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future, by Dimitri Devuyst
Index