Towards eco-cities in Europe and Asia / Lye Liang Fook -- Urban governance and eco-cities, dynamics, drivers, and emerging lessons / Harriet Bulkeley and Simon Marvin -- Rising to the challenge, public participation in sustainable urban development / Simon Joss -- Singapore, an eco-city / Julian Goh -- Urban planning for sustainable community development in Japan / Ryokichi Hirono -- The construction of eco-cities in China / Qin Tianbao -- Eco-cities in action, sustainable development in Europe / Judith Ryser -- Eco-valley as a fundamental element for eco-cities / Eero Paloheimo -- Why there is no German "masdar city", environmental and ecological aspects in Germany's urban development / Daniel Zwicker-Schwarm -- The transition towards sustainable cities, the Dutch experiences / Professor Jacqueline Cramer.