Governing sustainable cities

This book has been written by the authors on behalf of the DISCUS project consortium, and we wish to fully acknowledge the role that the consortium partners have played in planning and undertaking the research upon which this book is based. We also thank them for their valuable contribution to the analysis, which is presented here. Although we emphasize that any faults in the book are the sole responsibility of the authors, we also stress that this book is the end result of a genuine team effort, drawing upon the expertise and experience of our colleagues from across Europe. During the three years of the DISCUS project, we have been privileged to be part of the DISCUS team, comprising:

• Stefan Kuhn, Gino van Begin, Naomi Luhde-Thompson and Sarah Lahmani (ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany: project coordinators);
• Marko Joas, Susan Sundback, Maria Nordström and Tove Måtar (Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland: project partner); Joao Farinha (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal: project
  partner);
• Walter Sancassiani (Focus Lab, Modena, Italy: project partner);
• Bob Evans and Kate Theobald (Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK);
• Lucy Young and Ken Webster (WWF-UK, Godalming, Surrey: project partner);
• Anthony Payne (European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign, Brussels, Belgium: consultation partner);
• Agata Miazga (Regional Environmental Centre, Szentendre, Hungary: consultation partner). Their support and friendship throughout this project is most gratefully acknowledged.

Their support and friendship throughout this project is most gratefully acknowledged. The DISCUS project was fortunate to have the support of an academic Advisory Board who provided valuable comment on the research programme and the analysis. Our thanks go to Katarina Eckerberg (Umea University, Sweden), Rudy Lewanski (University of Bologna, Italy) and Yvonne Rydin (London School of Economics, UK). We were also able to consult sustainability practitioners through our Panel of Practitioners in five local authorities: Mikko Jokinen (Turku/Åbo, Finland), Rita Kellner-Stoll (Bremen, Germany), Jamie
Saunders (Bradford, UK), Venelin Donchev Todorov (Bourgas, Bulgaria) and Katerina Tsakmakidou (Kalithea, Rhodes, Greece). Again, we are most grateful for the time and energy that you all devoted to the project.

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