InhaltsangabeContributors. Acknowledgements.- Preface: The Ecological Footprint Of Cities And Regions: Comparing Resource Availability with Resource Demand.- Introduction.- Characteristics and Analysis of Urban Sustainable Systems.- Urban Social Sustainability.- The City and Its Environment.- Economy of the City and its Region.- Improving Lives of Slum Dwellers: Challenges and Strategies.- Planning for Sustainable Urban Environments.- Towards Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management.- Urban Energy Management.- Urban Transportation Management.- Energy Use and Urban Buildings.- An Example of Creation of Self-Managed Cities.- Urban Wastes Management.- Water in the Urban Environment.- Natural Risk Assessment and Management.- Urban Reconstruction.- Road Map to Urban Sustainability and Decision-Making.- Process for Implementing a Municipal Sustainability Plan.- Glossary. Index.- Colour Plates.