List of Boxes

List of Tables

List of Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction to Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level

Dimitri Devuyst

The Conundrum of Urban Sustainability

William E. Rees

Part I Sustainable Development in Urban Areas

Dimitri Devuyst

Sustainable Development in Urban Areas: An Overview

Rodney R. White

Local Agenda 21: The Pursuit of Sustainable Development in Subnational Domains

William M. Lafferty

The Eco-City Approach to Sustainable Development in Urban Areas

Mark Roseland

An Example of Eco-City Development: Urban Agriculture

Thomas van Wijngaarden

Sustainable Development at the Local Level: The North-South Context

Dimitri Devuyst

Part II Urban Sustainability Assessment Tools in the Decision-Making Process

Dimitri Devuyst

Linking Impact Assessment with Sustainable Development and the Introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment

Dimitri Devuyst

Strategic Environmental Assessment and the Decision-Making Process

Lone Koernoev

Sustainability Assessment at the Local Level

Dimitri Devuyst

Sustainability Assessment in Practice: Case Studies Using the ASSIPAC Methodology

Dimitri Devuyst

Direction Analysis: An Example of Municipal Sustainability Assessment in Norway

Carlo Aall

Part III Tools for Setting a Baseline and Measuring Progress in Urban Sustainability Assessment

Dimitri Devuyst

Indicators of Sustainable Development

Thomas van Wijngaarden

Indicators for Sustainable Development in Urban Areas

Elizabeth Kline

Additional Examples of the Use of Sustainability Indicators at the Local Level

Mark Roseland

Sustainability Reporting and the Development of Sustainability Targets

Dimitri Devuyst

Global Change, Ecological Footprints, and Urban Sustainability

William E. Rees

Part IV Tools for Sustainability Assessment at the Household Level

Dimitri Devuyst

Striving for Sustainability via Behavioral Modification at the Household Level: Psychological Aspects and Effectiveness

Paul Harland

Henk Staats

Global Action Plan Research in Switzerland

Susanne Bruppacher

Sustainable Lifestyle Assessment

Dimitri Devuyst

Sofie Van Volsem

Linking Sustainability Assessment to a Vision for a Sustainable Future

Dimitri Devuyst

Index