Cities and the environment-- towards eco-partnerships / Ecological "rules" of a sustainable society / Urban environmental management : a partnership continuum / Concept and civilization of an eco-society : dilemmas, innovations, and urban dramas / Sustainable urban societies : a technological or a political goal? / Civil society and the urban environment / Institutional capacity-building approach to urban environmental governance in medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean / After the dam age is done : social capital and eco-partnerships in urban watersheds / New approach to disaster mitigation and planning in mega-cities : the pivotal role of social vulnerability in disaster risk management / Life cycle assessment : its prospects as a tool for creating a sustainable economic system / Rainwater in cities : a note on ecology and practice / Communities, markets, and city government : innovative roles for coastal cities in reducing marine pollution in the Asia-Pacific region / Cultivating an urban eco-society : the United Nations response / Economic assessment of China-Japan cooperation to address acid rain / New paradigm of North-South relations : implications of international cooperation by local authorities in Japan / Urban governance in the new economy