Human Settlement Development: The Central Role of Cities in our Environment’s Future-Constraints and Possibilities
Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, USA
Urban Sustainability and the Regional City System in the Asia Pacific
Peter J. Marcotullio, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo and Visiting Fellow, United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan
Urban Sustainability, Built Heritage, and Globalization in the Cuban Capital
Joseph L. Scarpaci, Professor ofGeography, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia,USA
Mario Coyula-Cowley, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Architecture, Havana, Cuba
A Rural Migrant Community in Urban Beijing
Fei Guo, Department of Business, Division of Economic and Financial Studies, Macquarie University, Australia
Bangkok: Are Industries Generating a Sustainable City?
Valérie Chambers, Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Settlements as Socio-Technological Systems: Study of Singapore as an Urban Eco-system
Goik-Ling Ooi, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore
Sustainable Human Development in a Medium-sized City: The Example of Freiburg, Germany
Peter W. Heller, The swiss-german CANOPUS FOUNDATION, Germany
Megalopolitan development and the transformation of rural Japan: sustainability implications of extended metropolitan regions in Asia
André Sorensen, Department of Urban Geography, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Canada
Cities, Competitiveness, and Cohesion: Evidence from Central Scotland
Ivan Turok, Nick Bailey and Iain Docherty, Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, Scotland,UK
Free-Trade and Changing Patterns of Cityward Migration: The Case of Mexico
Christof Parnreiter, The Institute for Urban and Regional Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences and The University of Vienna, Austria
Supporting Urban Small-Scale Manufacturers: The Case of Emerging Black-Owned Enterprises in Gauteng, South Africa
Christian M. Rogerson, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The City as a Sociotechnological Site: The Case of Exchanges in Financial Centers
Carlos H. Betancourth, Dutch Ministry of Physical Planning, the Environment and Housing VROM, Colombia
Peri-Urbanization: Zones of Rural - Urban Transition
Douglas Webster, Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, United States
Larissa Muller, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley, United States
Planning the Sustainable City: A Political Ecology of Urban Growth in Zanzibar
Garth Andrew Myers, Departments of African and African American Studies and Department of Geography, University of Kansas, USA
Poverty Reduction in India: Towards Building Successful Slum- Upgrading Strategies
Alison J. Barrett, Regional Co-ordinator, Cities Alliance, New Delhi, India
Richard M. Beardmore, Senior Urban Specialist, World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA
Urbanization and Environmental Degradation in Jordan
David L. Higgitt, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Livelihoods, Urbanization and the Rural-Urban Interface in African Growth-based Economies: The Case of Botswana
Fred W. Krüger, Professor of Geography, Institute of Geography, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Survival Strategies and Urban Development: The Case of Kiosks in Moshi, Tanzania
Colman Titus Msoka, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota,USA
Urban Sustainability: Theoretical Perspectives on Integrating Economic Development and the Environment
David Gibbs, Department of Geography, University of Hull, UK
Water and Sustainability in Asian Megalopolises: The Case of Beijing
James E. Nickum, International Relations, Tokyo Jogakkan College, Japan
A Case Study of Mitigating Air Pollution Emissions at Traffic Light Junctions
Wan Hashim Wan Ibrahim and Nor Azam Ramli, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Malaysia
Urbanization and Desertification in European Mediterranean Coastal Areas: A Case Study in North-Western Sardinia (Alghero, Italy)
Macrin Gabriel Desa, Organizations Department, Michelin, Romania
The Environmental Impact of Bombing on Industrial Sites Throughout Yugoslavia During the 1999 Conflict
Macrin Gabriel Desa, Engineer, Organizations Department, Michelin, Romania
Urban Social Vulnerability to Disaster in Greater Los Angeles
Ben G. Wisner, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College, USA
Shanghai: Population Planning and Urban Sustainability
Yongyuan Yin, AIRG/Environment Canada, and Sustainable Development Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Guixin Wang, Population Research Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
Urban sustainable indicators - A case study from Hong Kong
Stephen Siu Yu LAU, Center for Architecture & Urban Design for China & Hong Kong, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R. China
Rural Sustainability
Christopher Bryant and Denis Granjon, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Canada
Traditional Land Use for Sustainable Land Use: The Case of Yunnan Province, China
Yang Zisheng, Professor, Institute of Land & Resources and Sustainable Development, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Liang Luohui, Academic Programme Officer, Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
Regional Rural Development in Punjab Province: an Environment-Based Approach for Guiding Decisions on Industrial Location
Awais L. Piracha, School of Construction, Property and Planning, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Hideharu Morishita, Department of Information and Policy Studies, Aichi Gakuin University, Japan
Informal Settlements and their Upgrading: Building on the Lessons of the Three Decades of Experience
Emiel A. Wegelin, Urb Act - International Advisory Services for Urban Action, The Netherlands
Rurbanization in the Regional Periphery of Central Mexico
Delgado-Campos, Javier, Research Associate, Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Mexico
Naxhelli Ruiz, Cultural Anthropologist, National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH), and Master in Regional Studies, Institute Jose Maria Mora, Mexico
Integrated Watershed Management: Basic Concepts and Issues
Ghopal B. Thapa, Integrated Watershed Development and Management Program, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Mineral Extraction, Economy and the Urban Environment: the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Economies in Transition and Developing Countries
Diana Urge-Vorsatz, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University, Hungary
Maia An, Civil Society Development Foundation, Hungary
Sustainable Future Urban Patterns and Socio-Economic Activities of Tropical Wetlands in Southeast Asia
Ahmed Sanusi Hassan, School of Housing, Building & Planning, University of Science, Malaysia
Using Foreign Direct Investment to Improve Urban Environmental Infrastructure and Services: The Case of Hanoi, Vietnam
Nyugen Thi Bin Minh, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Temporary Migrants in Shanghai, China: Housing Choices and Patterns
Weiping Wu, Department of Urban Studies,Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Renewable Energy Policy, Planning and Practice in Cities and City-Regions
Peter Droege, Conjoint Professor, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia
Self-Sustainability for the Management of Water Cycles at the Local Level
Erich Roberto Trevisiol, Environmental Planner, IUAV-DP-LABSLA, Italy
Indicators of urban sustainability in the United States: a framework for measuring progress
John M. Blair, Centre for a Sustainable Built Environment, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Australia
Urban Infrastructure Development and Sustainability in Nigeria
Vincent I. Ogu, Research Fellow, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Organizational Puzzle of Solid Household Waste Management in Porto-Novo
Ir Houinsou Dedehouanou, Department of Developmental Economics, Social Anthropology and Communication, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
The Long Road Towards Sustainable Cities: The Dutch case
Hugo Priemus, Research Institute for Housing, Urban and Mobility Studies, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Urban Freight Transportation and the Quantifiable consequences of Inefficient Planning on Urban Sustainability
Danielle Datz, Researcher, Transport Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Claudia Maria Ribeiro do Couto Strongylis, Researcher, Transport Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hostilio Xavier Ratton Neto, Professor, Transport Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Transportation and Urban Sustainability
Lal C. Wadhwa, School of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, James Cook University, Australia
Infrastructure Investment as “Sustainable Development”: A Bangladesh Case Study
Karen Coelho, Research Associate, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona,USA
Land Transport Policies and Strategies for a Sustainable Transport System
Maria Choy and Teo Yee Lan, Land Transport Authority, Singapore
Environmental Sanitation Indicators for Upgraded Slums: the case of Jardim Floresta Slum (FAVELA) in the City of São Paulo
Alex Kenya Abiko, Escola Politecnica of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Marco Antonio Placido de Almeida, School of Civil Engineering and School of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Third World Cities: Lessons Learned and a Proposal for Improvement
Martin Medina, Director of Ecoparque, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, México
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Municipal Solid Waste Management
Eric Williams, United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan
Urban Dimensions of Sustainable Development
Voula Mega
Urban Environmental Problems: Implications of Rapid Urbanization without Adequate Urban Governance in Lesotho
Tsepiso Mohapi, Institute of Southern Africa Studies, National University of Lesotho, Lesotho, South Africa
Mexico City: Individual and Collective Responses to Urban Environmental Deterioration
Haydea Izazola, Department of Methods and Systems, Sciences and Arts for Design, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico
Conflict in Participatory Development: Lessons for Empowerment and Sustainability from South Africa
Michael Lyons, Department of Human Geography, South Bank University, London, UK
Sustainable Transportation Balances Economic Viability, Environmental Impacts and Social Equity: The Case of Bogotá Columbia
Eric Amaral Ferreira, Researcher, Transport Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aaron Golub, Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies, Berkeley, California, USA
The Political and Social Agenda in Policymaking in the Urban Sector: The Case of Egypt (1950s-1990s)
M. Hamza, Independent Development, Training and Disaster Management Consultant, UK
Decentralization and Sustainable Human Development: An Analysis of Local and Municipal Councils in Iran
Pooya Alaedini, United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Siamak Namazi, Atieh Bahar Consulting, Iran
Rural Development: Participation and Diversity for Sustainability
Juha I. Uitto, Global Environment Facility (GEF) at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, USA
Investigating the Concepts of Legality and Legitimacy in Sustainable Urban Development: A Case Study of Land Use Planning in Maputo, Mozambique
Paul Jenkins, Centre for Environment & Human Settlements (CEHS), School of the Built Environment, Heriot-WattUniversity, UK
Patterns of Economic Affluence and Environmental Degradation in Houston, Texas
Judith A. Cherni, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Centre for Environmental Technology, UK
Urban Poverty and the Need for a New Urban Ethics: the case of Sao Paulo
Gian Matteo Apuzzo
Coping with Urban Social Vulnerability to Hazards in Tokyo: Current Status of Disaster Mitigation Plans and its Implications
Shigeo Takahashi, Department of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
The Degradation of Work in the Global Economy: Low Income Women and The Precarious Labor Market in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Simone Buechler, Department of Urban Planning, Columbia University, USA
Victims, Villains and Fixers: the Urban Environment and Johannesburg’s Poor
Jo Beall, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
Owen Crankshaw, Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Susan Parnell, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Urban Segregation and Sustainability in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sueli Ramos Schiffer, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of São Paulo, Brazil
The Five Cities of Buenos Aires: Poverty and Inequality in Urban Argentina
Michael Cohen, Director, Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School University, New York, USA
Darío Debowicz, Economist, Argentina
Missing Links: Neighborhood and State Initiatives Against Crime in Capetown, South Africa
Sophie Oldfield, Environmental and Geographical Science Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Cities, the State and the Markets: In Search of Sustainability
M. I. Carmona, Sector Urban Management, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology Netherland
Ricardo Toledo Silva, Department of Architectural Technology, School of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo, Brazil
The Effects of the Transition in Hungary on the Urban Environment
Walter Hook, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, USA
The Role of Clientelism in Sustainable Development: Case Study Kocaeli, Turkey
Basak Koyuncu, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Mugla University, Turkey
Greening London: Sustainability, Politics and the Third Way
Anne Bartlett, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
The National-Local Policy Vacuum in Sustainable Land Use Planning: Al Quatif Oasis, Saudi Arabia
Faez Al-Shihri, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, College of Architecture & Planning, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
John F. Benson, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle, UK
Technical Process, Political Realties: Sustainable Development and the South Durban Strategic Environmental Assessment
Zarina Patel, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Interpreting the Regulatory Geography of Sustainable Development: The Rise of the Sustainable City in the UK
Mark Goodwin and Mark Whitehead, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
The Memorandum of Understanding on Child Labor, Export-Oriented Garment Production in Bangladesh, and Urban Sustainability
Ethel Brooks, Departments of Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology, Rutgers University, USA
