TY - BOOK ED - Expert Group on the Urban Environment. ED - European Commission. TI - European sustainable cities: report SN - 928278259X U1 - 307.76 23 PY - 1996/// CY - Luxembourg PB - European Commission KW - Urban transportation KW - Planning KW - Sustainable urban development KW - Urban transportation policy KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Urban development KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental management KW - Environmental protection N1 - Includes bibliographical references p.268-279. Glossary, p.280-283. Index, p.284-300 N2 - The report has an institutional as well as an environmental focus. It is concerned with the capacity of local governments to deliver sustainability. Working towards sustainability requires a fresh look at existing policies and mechanisms and a strong set of principles on which environmentally-sound action may be based. The legal and organisational basis for urban environmental action varies between different Member States, but despite these differences, local governments throughout Europe are, through their various functions, now in a position to advance the goals of sustainability. The report provides a framework for local action and identifies a set of principles to use in setting goals and in evaluating and monitoring progress towards sustainability in urban areas ER -