InhaltsangabeContents Introduction Sukopp H (Germany): Urban Ecology - Scientific and Practical Aspects Deelstra T (The Netherlands): Towards Ecological Sustainable Cities: Strategies, Models and Tools 1 Ecological Cities - Models, Environmental Aims, Standards Ghosh, S (India): Perspectives on the Environment: New Options 1.1 Workshop: Environmental Quality Aims and Ecological Aims Pietsch J, Kröger G, Ufermann K (Germany): Environmental Accounting on a Communal Level de Boer J, Dijst M (The Netherlands): Urban Development and Environmental Policy Objectives - an Outline of a Multi-disciplinary Research Programme Tschense H (Germany): Environmental Quality Goals and Standards as a Basis and a Way to an Agenda 21 for Leipzig Wickop E (Germany): Environmental Quality Targets for Urban Structural Units in Leipzig with a View to Sustainable Urban Development Simon KH, Fritsche U (Germany): The Role of "Process Chains Analysis" in Investigating Environmental Problems of Cities Votsmeier, T (Germany): Environmental Quality Targets in the City of Wiesbaden Pauleit S, Duhme F (Germany): Assessing the Metabolism of Urban Systems for Urban Planning 1.2 Workshop: Urban Climate Grauthoff M (Germany): The Urban Climate and Municipal Climate Protection - Different Sides of the Same Coin? Asaeda T, Ca VT (Japan): A Case Study on the Effects of Vegetation on the Climate in the Urban Area Bauer B (Germany): Assessment of Human-Biometeorological Conditions in Different Kinds of Urban Structures Ortiz Bulto PL, Nieves Poveda ME, Guevara Velazco AV (Cuba): Models for Setting up a Biometeorological Warning System over a Populated Area in Havana 1.3 Workshop: Air Pollution Habbel W, Dias dos Santos AC, Pasenau H, Arnaldo Sales J (Germany/Brasil): Air Quality in a Tropical Mega-City - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Puliafito E, Puliafito C, Quero J, Guerreiro P (Argentina): Airborne Pollutants from Mobile Sources for the City of Mendoza, Argentina Wagler D, Freyer K, Popp P, Treutler H-C (Germany): Suburban Commercial Estates and their Impact on the Situation of Immissions in the City of Leipzig Sekhar MC (India): Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in an Urban Ecosystem Liblik V, Kundel H (Estonia): Estimation of Air Quality by Complex Index 1.4 Workshop: Water Management Hildmann C, Ripl H (Germany): Sustainable Berlin by Process Coupling between City and Catchment Remmler F, Hütter U, Schöttler U (Germany): Infiltration of Stormwater Runoff with Respect to Soil- and Groundwater Protection Kaiser M (Germany): Requirements and Possibilities of Best Management Practices for Stormwater Runoff from the View of Ecological Town Planning Tourbier J (Germany): Comprehensive Stormwater Management in Urbanising Townships in the US and its Implications for Germany Steusloff S (Germany): Input and Output of Airborne Aggressive Substances on Green Roofs in Karlsruhe 1.5 Poster Farat R (Poland): Development of the City of Poznan and Changes in the Network of Water Courses and Climate Geczi R, Loerincz K (Hungary): Thermal Characteristics of Kolozsvar Urban Area Held T (Germany): Heavy Metals: Chemical Time Bombs in Urban Soils Huck K (Germany): On-Site Measurement Technique - a Useful Instrument for the Investigation of Environmental Pollution Ichinose T (Japan): Feasibility Study on Effective Utilization of Sewage Heat in Urban Area with GIS Kakareka SV, Homich VS (Belarus): Anomalies of Heavy Metals in Soils of Urban Landscapes Kakareka SV, Kravchuk LA (Belarus): Use of Lichens for the Indication of Air Pollution Dynamics in Cities Kuhn A, Ballach H-J, Wittig R (Germany): Vegetation as a Sink for PAH in Urban Regions Lehmann AEH, Stahr K (Germany): Estimation of Potential Nitrogen Pollution from Urban Soils Matoshko N, Berg P, Veretennikov D (Latvia): Environmental Quality Monitoring in Urban Territories with Reference to Riga Moser P (Germany): The Role of Social Participants in the Communal Process of Climate Protection Münchow B, Schramm M (Germany): Permeable Pavements - an Ap