Table of Contents

1: Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Development in the Intermediate Size Cities of Southeast Asia: The Experience from Thailand.- I Cultural Dimensions as the Underlying Context for Development.- 2: Buddhism and Sustainable Development.- 3: The Emerging Role of Citizens in Planning and Public Decision-Making in Thailand.- II Key Components of the Local Economic Structure.- 4: Manufacturing in Chiang Mai Province: Products, Patterns, and Sustainable Balance.- 5: Sustainable Development and Sustainable Employment in the Manufacturing Sector of Chiang Mai.- 6: The Handicraft Sector in Chiang Mai: Its Role in Sustainable Urban Development.- 7: The City of a Thousand Smiles: Sustainability and the Pursuit of Tourism in Chiang Mai.- III Environmental Management Issues in Development.- 8: Environmental Management in Thai Cities: Local Challenges, State Responses.- 9: Water Resources for a Sustainable Chiang Mai.- 10: A Study of Changing Traditional Urban Solid Waste Management Approaches to Sustainable Practices.- 11: Building a Geographic Information System.- IV The Built Environment’s Role in Sustainable Development.- 12: Land Use and Urban Growth in Chiang Mai: Lessons for More Effective Urban Development Management.- 13: Towards a Sustainable Urban Form in Chiang Mai.- 14: The Informal Settlements of Chiang Mai: Lessons of Sustainability for Other Intermediate Size Cities.- 15: Preservation of Cultural and Historic Heritage as a Tool for Sustainable Development.- A Sense of Place: Visual Documentation of a City and Its Prospects for Sustainability.- Contributors.