Eco-city dimensions : healthy communities, healthy planet / edited by Mark Roseland.

Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, [1997], ©1997.

xii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Dimensions of the future: an eco-city overview -- Greening the city : the ecological and human dimensions of the city can be part of town planning -- Putting cities in their place: ecosystem-based planning for Canadian urban regions -- Healthy, sustainable communities: concept, fledgling practice, and implications for governance -- Enhancing community health promotion with local currencies: the local employment & trading system (LETS) -- Economic development as a path to sustainability: the Berkeley experience -- Working together for a green economy -- Urban density and ecological footprints: an analysis of Canadian households -- Ecology and community design: lessons from northern European ecological communities -- Cultural dynamics in Waitakere City, New Zealand -- Municipal initiatives for promoting the use of renewable energy -- Sustainable community indicators: how to measure progress -- Inertia and resistance on the path to healthy communities -- Some notes on eco-city culture.

Includes bibliographical references