Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon
Development
Compulsory and Recommended Readings
Lecture 1: Definition of Key Concepts
Environmental Decision Making, Science and Technology, 2003.
Human energy needs . Available
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London: CRC Press.
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Gomez-Echeverri eds., 2012. Global energy assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Muller, R. A., 2009. Chapter 1: Energy and power and the physics of explosion Chapter 1: Energy
and power and the physics of explosion 2009. Physics for future presidents. Supreme court justices,
congressmen, ceos, diplomats, journalists, and other world leaders. New York: Thomson Custom
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Reddy, B. S., Assenza, G. B., Assenza, D. and Hasselmann, F., 2009. Energy efficiency and climate
change conserving power for a sustainable future. London: Sage.
Lecture 2: Energy Challenges and Sustainability
Andrei, Konoplyanik (2004). "International Energy Markets". In Barton, Barry. Energy Security:
Managing Risk in a Dynamic Legal and Regulatory Environment. Oxford University Press. p. 49.
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Colton Bill. 2014. The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040
Droege, P. (ed.) 2008. Urban Energy Transition – from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Power. Elsevier:
The Netherlands.
European Renewable Energy Council (2010). European Renewable Energy Council Renewable
Energy in Europe_ Markets, Trends and Technologies. ISBN 978-1-84407-875-2, Earthscan.
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20-%20Markets,Trends%20and%20Technologies%20-%20EREC.pdf
Exxon Mobil 2013. The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040.
http://corporate.exxonmobil.com/en/energy/energy-outlook
International Energy Agency (2014). World Energy Outlook.
https://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/WEO_2014_ES_English_WEB.pdf
nternational Energy Agency (2015). World Energy Outlook.
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Danwitz, V. Thomas. Regulation and Liberalization of the European Electricity Market – A German
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Tooraj Jamasb and Michael Pollitt (2005). Electricity Market Reform in the European Union: Review
of Progress toward Liberalization & Integration. MIT- Center For Energy and Environmental Policy
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policymaking for Africa. Introduction and user manual
Vona Francesco et al (2004) Energy Market Liberalization and Renewable Energy Policies in OECD
Countries.
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Ilie Livia et al (2007). Liberalization and Regulation in the Eu Energy Market. University "Lucian
Blaga' of Sibiu, Academia de Studii Economice. (Academy of Economic Studies).
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6419/1/MPRA_paper_6419.pdf
Global Energy Agency (2012). Global Energy Assessment. Chapter18_Urban Energy System.
Cambridge University Press.
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OECD (2007). Energy for sustainable development: OECD Contribution to the United Nations
Commission on Sustainable Development 15.
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Mirza, H. Rudnick, A. Schlaepfer, A. Shmakin, 2011: Renewable Energy in the Context of
Sustainable Development. In IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate
Change Mitigation [O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs-Madruga, Y. Sokona, K. Seyboth, P. Matschoss, S.
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Horii Nobuhiro, (2012). “Transformation of China’s Energy Structure from Dependence on Coal
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Lecture 3: Energy, Planning and Urban Form
Banister, David, Hickman, Robin (2007). TRANSPORT AND REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION:
WHAT ROLE CAN URBAN PLANNING PLAY? Transport Studies Unit Oxford University Centre for
the Environment, Working paper N° 1026.http://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/pubs/1026-hickman-banister.pdf
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implementing greenhouse gas reduction programs, local government climate and energy strategy
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Holloway, D. And Bunker, R. (2006). "Planning, Housing and Energy Use: A Review", Urban
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Le Néchet, F. (2012). Urban spatial structure, daily mobility and energy consumption: a study of 34
european cities. Cybergeo: European Journal of Geography. http://cybergeo.revues.org/24966
LEAP Case Studies Paper (2013). Linking Spatial Planning and Energy Planning in the Delivery of
Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) Case Studies from Southampton, Hannover and Zagreb
By Alex House and Hugh Ellis TCPA.
Mosannenzadeh, F., & Vettorato, D. (2014). Defining smart city. A conceptual framework based on
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Norway and Denmark. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 3(2), 155-178.
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NPZD
(Neibourhood
DEVELOPMENT
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(TOD)
and
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systems: new visions for integrated spatial and energy planning. Energy, Sustainability and Society,
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Environment, 11(6), 609-625
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Lecture 4: Planning for Energy: Energy Infrastructure
Renewable Energy
Rugescu D. Radu Solar Energy. ITECH. ISBN 978-953-307-052-0
Hantula Richard (2010). Solar Power (Energy Today). 2010 by Infobase Publishing
Droege Peter (2008). Urban Energy Transition, From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Power. World
Council for Renewable Energy. Elsevier.
Lund Henrik (2014). Renewable Energy Systems:
smart energy Approach to the choice and
modelling of 100% Renewable Solutions. Elsevier.
Ferry Robert (2012). A field guide to renewable energy technologies. Land Art Generator Initiative.
Keirstead James, Shah Nilay (2013). Urban Energy Systems: An Integrated Approach. Routledge.
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GEA (2012). Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future. Cambridge University
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District Heating and Cooling
Rezaie Behnaz , Rosen A. Marc , (2011). District heating and cooling: Review of technology and
potential enhancements. Journal of Applied Energy.
IEA (1999) District-Heating-and-Cooling-Connection-Handbook.
Andrews David (2012). Background Report on EU-27 district heating and cooling potentials,
barriers, best practice and measures of promotion. European Commission.
E.ON Energy Research Center. Preliminary Study on New Technologies for District Heating
Systems Applying Co-Generation Units Azadeh Badakhshani, Alexander Hoh, Gesine Arends Dirk
Müller Volume 3, Issue 1.
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of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. www.unep.org/energy/des
Cogeneration
IEA (2014). Linking Heat and Electricity Systems Co-generation and District Heating and Cooling
Solutions for a Clean Energy Future. www.iea.org.
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tomorrow….Organization
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Smart City - ICT
Batty Michael (2013). The New Science of Cities. The MIT Press., Cambridge Massachusetts
Townsend M. Anthony (2014). Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New
Utopia. W.W
Geertman Stan, Ferreira Joseph, Jr., Goodspeed Robert, Stillwell John (2014). Planning Support
Systems and Smart Cities. Springer.
Deakin Mark (2013). Smart Cities: Governing, Modelling and Analyzing the Transition. Routledge,
ISBN-13: 978-0415658195.
Sanseverino R. Eleonora (2014). Smart Rules for Smart Cities: Managing Efficient Cities in EuroMediterranean Countries. Springer.
Hilty M. Lorenz, Aebischer Bernard (2015). ICT Innovations for Sustainability. Springer.
Hambleton, Robin (2015). Leading the inclusive city: Place-based innovation for a bounded planet.
Policy Press.
Dameri P. Renata, Rosenthal-Sabroux Camille (2014). Smart City: How to Create Public and
Economic Value with High Technology in Urban Space
Yalciner O. Ercoskun (2012). Green and Ecological Technologies for Urban Planning: Creating
Smart Cities. IGI Global
Vinod T. M. Kumar (2015). E-Governance for Smart Cities. Springers
Smart Grid
Smart Grids For Dummles® Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Gellings W. Clark (2009). The Smart Grid_ Enabling Energy Efficiency and Demand Response. The
Fairmont Press, Inc.
Fox-Penner Peter (2009). Smart Power_ Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric
Utilities. Island Press.
Flick Tony, Morehouse Justin (2011). Securing the Smart Grid_ Next Generation Power Grid
Security. Elsevier
Urban Agrilculture and Energy Implications
Nyerda et al (2013) Sustainable-Urban-Agriculture: Confirming Viable Scenarios for Production.
NYSERDA Contract 15592.
Lecture 5: Planning for Energy: Transportation
International Energy Agency (2010). TRANSPORT ENERGY EFFICIENCY Implementation of IEA
Recommendations since 2009 and next steps.
https://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/transport_energy_efficiency.pdf
European Commission (2014). EU Transport in Figures: Statistical Pocketbook 2014.
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/facts-fundings/statistics/doc/2014/pocketbook2014.pdf
International Energy Agency/OECD (2009). Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving towards
sustainability. https://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/transport2009.pdf
International Council on Clean Transportation (2012). Global Transportation Energy and Climate
Roadmap: The impact of transportation policies and their potential to reduce oil consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions:
www.theicct.org:http://www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT%20Roadmap%20Energy
%20Report.pdf
OECD. Green House Gas Reduction Strategies in the Transport Sector Preliminary Report.
International Transport Forum.
World Energy Council (2011). Global Transport Scenarios 2050. ISBN: 978-0-946121-14-4.
https://www.worldenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wec_transport_scenarios_2050.pdf
Yedla Sudhakar (2015). Urban Transportation and the Environment: Issues, Alternatives and Policy
Analysis. Springer.
OECD/IEA, 2015. Energy Climate and Change. World Energy Outlook Special Report.
https://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/WEO2015SpecialReportonEnergyandC
limateChange.pdf
Kahn Ribeiro, et al., 2012: Chapter 9 - Energy End-Use: Transport. In Global Energy Assessment Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA
and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, pp. 575-648.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/Flagship-Projects/Global-EnergyAssessment/Chapters_Home.en.html
Lecture 6: Low Carbon Development and Carbon Emissions Accounting
World Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Council, P. R. China. 2014. Urban
China: Toward Efficient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Urbanization. Washington, DC: World Bank.
DOI:
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3.0.
World Bank. 2015. World Development Indicators 2015. Washington, DC. © World Bank.
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21634
Low-Carbon-Cities-Framework-and-Assessment-System, Kettha. ISBN: 978-967-5893-06-3.
http://lccftrack.greentownship.my/files/LCCF-Book.pdf
Promoting low carbon transport in India. Low carbon city: a guidebook for city planners and
practitioners: ISBN: 978-87-92706-27-0.
http://www.unep.org/transport/lowcarbon/PDFs/LowCarbonCity_Guidebook.pdf
Low-Carbon Development in Small and Medium-Sized Cities in the People’s Republic of China:
Challenges and Opportunities. ADB Brief-2013.
http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/30334/low-carbon-devt-small-medium-cities-prc.pdf
Bowen, A. and N. Ranger, 2009, Mitigating Climate Change Through Reductions in Greenhouse
Gas Emissions: The Science and Economics of Future Paths for Global Annual Emissions, Policy
Brief, December, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, and Grantham Research
Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/ppt/20091201%20Lord%20Stern2.pdf
Brown, S., A. Krupnick, and M. Walls, 2009, Natural Gas: A Bridge to a Low-Carbon Future?
Resources For The Future, December, Issue Brief 09-11
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Stern, N., 2007, The Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change, Cambridge University
Press.http://www.wwf.se/source.php/1169157/Stern%20Report_Exec%20Summary.pdhttp://mudanc
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International Energy Agency (2014). World Energy Outlook
www.iea.orghttps://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/WEO_2014_ES_English_
WEB.pdf
International Energy Agency (2015). World Energy Outlook
https://www.iea.org/Textbase/npsum/WEO2015SUM.pdf
Some references for estimating CO2 emissions and emissions reduction:
Revised IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories (1996).
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gl/invs1.html
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/meeting/pdfiles/2006GLs_scoping_meeting_report_final.pdf
GHG Assessment Handbook, 1998 – World Bank.
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GHG Protocol – www.ghgprotocol.org
IPCC Database on Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors (EFDB) http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/main.php
USEPA Emission Inventory Improvement Program
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume08/index.html
PROBASE (forestry) http://e-serem.epu.ntua.gr/
Lecture 7: Low Carbon Development and Carbon Emissions Accounting
United Nations Environment Programme and New Energy Finance Ltd. 2008. Global Trends in
Sustainable Energy Investment 2008 Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Financing of Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank (2008). FINANCING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond. Robert P. Taylor,
Chandrasekar Govindarajalu, Jeremy Levin, Anke S. Meyer, William A. Ward.
Hossein Razavi (1996). Financing Energy Projects in Emerging Economies. PennWell Publishing
Company.
Thumann Albert (2008). Energy Project Financing_ Resources and Strategies for Success. ISBN 14200-8386-4. The Fairmont Press, Inc.
Randall Tom (2015). “Seven Reasons Cheap Oil Can’t Stop Renewables Now”.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/seven-reasons-cheap-oil-can-t-stoprenewables-now
IEA, 2011. Joint Public-Private Approaches for Energy Efficiency Finance. Policies to scale-up
private sector investment.
Ellis Jennifer (2010). Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in Developing Countries. Published by
the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2009/bali_2_copenhagen_escos.pdf
REEEP / UNIDO; 2006. Training Manual on Sustainable Energy.
E. Vasileiadou et al (2014). Crowdfunding niches? Exploring the potential of crowdfunding for
financing renewable energy niches in the Netherlands. Eindhoven Centre for Innovation Studies
(ECIS). Working paper 14.10.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahU
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United Nations Environment Programme and New Energy Finance Ltd. 2011. Global Trends in
Sustainable Energy Investment 2011 Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Financing of Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency.
http://www.unep.org/pdf/BNEF_global_trends_in_renewable_energy_investment_2011_report.pdf
Lecture 8: Sustainable Energy Action Plan
The European Commission (2010). How To Develop A Sustainable Energy Action Plan (Seap) –
Guidebook. Printed in Belgium http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/index_en.html
EU (2014). Sustainable Energy Action Planning: Learning from each other A report on successful
peer-to-peer.
http://www.covenantcapacity.eu/fileadmin/uploads/en/final_results/sustainable_energy_action_plann
ing_with_annex.pdf
ECLEI and European Union (2011). Ways to successful sustainable energy action planning in Cities.
http://www.iclei-europe.org/fileadmin/templates/icleieurope/files/content/ICLEI_IS/Publications/SustainableNOW_Final-Brochure_www_SKO.pdf
Corrado Schenone, Ilaria Delponte, and Ilaria Pittaluga. The preparation of the Sustainable Energy
Action Plan as a city-level tool for sustainability: The case of Genoa. Journal of Renewable and
Sustainable Energy 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4921723. Published by the AIP Publishing.
IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/
EEA (2013). European Union CO2 emissions: different accounting perspectives. eea.europa.eu
Energy Action Plan (Seap) – Guidebook. Printed in Belgium
http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/index_en.html
https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-chapter1.pdf
IPCC, 2013: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to
the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [Stocker, T. F., D.
Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S. K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P. M. Midgley
(eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 1535
pp. http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/participation/covenant_map_en.html
Lecture 9: Heat Demand Mapping, SWOT Tool and Solar Cadaster
Heat Demand Mapping
South West College Et al (2011). Methodology for assessing and mapping the heat demand in
Lombardy Region, Italy.
https://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/projects/sites/ieeprojects/files/projects/documents/bioenergis_
heat_demand_assessment_en.pdf
Energy Demand Assessment Methodology: Residential Heat Mapping Methodology. Herefordshire
County Council. Local Development Framework. Herefordshire Renewable Energy Study.
Chrysoulakis Nektarios, Castro Anselmo de Eduardo, Moors J. Eddy, (2015). Understanding Urban
Metabolism: A Tool for Urban Planning.
Pinto N. Norte, et al (2014). Technologies for Urban and Spatial Planning: Virtual Cities and
Territories IGI Global
SWOT Tool
Pezzutto S., Vaccaro R., Zambelli P., Mosannenzadeh F., Bisello A., Vettorato D. (2015). FP7
SINFONIA project, Deliverable 2.1 SWOT analysis report of the refined concept/baseline
http://sinfonia.eurac.edu/swot/info/
Solar Cadaster – PVGIS
Carneiro Claudio (2014). Construction and usefulness of the solar cadastre of the state of Geneva.
Politecnico di Milano / Laboratorio di Simulazione Urbana Geospatial World Forum, Geneva,
Switzerland
Kanters Jouri, Wall Maria, Kjellsson Elisabeth (2013). The solar map as a knowledge base for solar
energy use. SHC 2013, International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and
Industry, Freiburg, Germany. Science Direct/Elsevier. Energy Procedia 48 ( 2014 ) 1597 – 1606.
PHOTOVOLTAIC & SOLAR ELECTRICITY DESIGN TOOLS:
http://photovoltaic-software.com/pvgis.php
Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS): Geographical Assessment of Solar
Resource and Performance of Photovoltaic Technology. http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/
European Academy of Bolzano (EURAC), Italy
EURAC is an applied research centre established in 1992 with headquarters in Bolzano, Italy and
currently have approximately 377 collaborators from all over the world. Research at EURAC is
oriented towards the needs of society, with activities includes national and international research
and training projects, as well as direct cooperation with the industry, public administration and
institutions, political decision-makers and the local citizenry.
At local and national level, EURAC has a very strong role in supporting territorial government within
the energy efficiency and regional development fields, as well as carrying out very high quality
studies and research activities. EURAC is strongly involved in international projects (approximately
66 EU-funded and 17 FP7 projects presently), supported by the Vienna representing office at the
UNEP premises and the Brussel and Rome representing offices.
EURAC is organized into 11 Research Institutes, performing research activities in four different
areas of research: Autonomies, Mountains, Health and Technologies. In particular, the Institute of
Renewable Energy conducts applied research on advanced energy system, based on or including
Sustainable Energy Sources. The Institute is structured into five research groups, namely,
Sustainable Heating and Cooling Systems, Photovoltaic Energy Systems, Energy Efficient Buildings,
Energy Retrofit of Historic Buildings and Urban and Regional Energy Systems. The activities
include National and International Research Projects as well as direct cooperation with industry
partners. Finally, the institute also supports the promotion of renewable energy technologies and
assist political decision-makers through scientific consultancy.
Learn more about EURAC research. http://www.eurac.edu/en/pages/default.aspx
ABOUT SUSTAIN PROJECT
The SUSTAIN project aims to improve the quality of tertiary education in Sustainable
Urban Development in Europe and partner universities in Asia; develop standardized
education modules related to SUD and furthermore enriching them with international
perspectives and academic and vocational skills and competencies; promote
collaboration and international cooperation between European and Asian Higher
Education Institutions in SUD but also collaboration and sharing between Erasmus
Mundus programmes; establish links and bridge European Higher Education and
practice in SUD; increase the visibility and access to European Higher Education in
Asia in the field of SUD, attracting prospective Asian and international students.
The SUSTAIN project is co-ordinated by the Institute for Housing and Urban
Development Studies (IHS) with the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions, the
Netherlands, the Rotterdam School of Management, the Netherlands, Darmstadt
University of Technology, Germany; National Technical University of Athens, Greece;
European Academy of Bolzano, Italy; Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy; Gadjah
Mada University, Indonesia; Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology,
India; Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China; and
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Germany.
www.sustainedu.com