ABSTRACT
This is the first of two empirical chapters, which present the data on the dependent variable in our research: sustainable development policy ‘success’. As noted in Chapter 2, the Aalborg Charter Principles provide a useful starting point from which to examine the progress of European towns and cities towards policy ‘success’ in this area. The Principles include a number of broad indicators of ‘success’: the maintenance and preservation of natural capital; sustainable landuse patterns; sustainable urban mobility patterns; responsibility for the global climate; and the social needs of citizens. All of these aspects were considered in developing the methodology, and particularly in the questions posed both in the interviews and questionnaires.
