Introduction: world cities -- challenges of liveability, sustainability and vibrancy / Belinda Yuen and Giok Ling Ooi -- Good governance: sustainability and the city / Giok Ling Ooi -- Well-being creates vibrant cities / Thai Ker Liu -- The age of the city: the challenge for creative cities / Peter Hall -- Integrated sustainable waste management / Anne Scheinberg -- Transportation for liveable cities: problems, obstacles and successful solutions / Vukan R. Vuchic -- Biodiversity in sustainable cities / Loke Ming Chou -- Liveable cities / Andrew Tan -- Collaboration between the public and private sectors for urban development / Sock-Yong Phang -- Sustainability in the built environment / Chye Kiang Heng and Ji Zhang -- Sustaining cities with climate change: is there a future for human livelihoods? / Victor R. Savage -- Financing environmental infrastructure / Ursula Schaefer-Preuss -- Achieving inclusive and sustainable growth: the role of cities and urbanisation / Emiel A. Weelin and Michael Lindfield -- Cities and happiness in environmental goods / Euston Quah and Qiyan Ong -- Conclusion: world cities -- towards a liveable, sustainable and vibrant future? / Giok Ling Ooi and Belinda Yuen.