Table of Contents -- 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.