Sustainable Communities

1. Introduction and Overview
Woodrow W. Clark, Russell Vare

2. The Role of Business Leaders in Community Sustainability Coalitions: A Historical Perspective
Christine Meisner Rosen

3. Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)
Larry Eisenberg

4. Sustainable Cities as Communities and Villages
Patrick Stoner

5. Greening Existing Communities
Christine S.E. Magar

6. Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan: Sustainability in Action
Brenden McEneaney

7. Renewable Energy Practices in the City and County of San Francisco
Jatan Dugar, Phil Ting, Johanna Partin

8. Building Sustainability: The Role of K-12 Education
Bill Radulovich

9. Google’s Clean Energy 2030 Plan: Why It Matters
Thomas Jensen, David Schoenberg

10. Sustainable Communities in the UK
Claire Bonham-Carter

11. Sustainable Towns: The Case of Frederikshavn – 100% Renewable Energy
Henrik Lund, Poul Alberg Østergaard

12. Sustainable Communities: The Piedmont Region, Settimo Torinese, Italy
Teresio Asola, Alex Riolfo

13. Sustainable Development in Lithuania
Natalija Lepkova

14. Rizhao: China’s Green Beacon for Sustainable Chinese Cities
Calvin Lee Kwan

15. Ecological Construction and Sustainable Development in China: The Case of Jiaxing Municipality
Wang Weiyi, Li Xing

16. Japanese Experience with Efforts at the Community Level Toward a Sustainable Economy: Accelerating Collaboration Between Local and Central Governments
Kentaro Funaki, Lucas Adams

Keywords: Environment, Sustainable Development, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Environmental Management, Nature Conservation, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution