Subject(s): City planning in Environmental aspects, Europe. -- Local government in Europe. -- Sustainable development in Europe , Citizen participation. -- DISCUS Project -- Government, Governance and Local Sustainability : good governance, Social Capital, Institutional Capital, Local Politics and institutional Design, Urban Sustainability, Theoretical Models Explaining the Relation between the Civil Society and Local Government in Urban Design -- Sustainability Challenges : Social Equity Topics, Sustainable Economy Topics -- Institutional Capacity and social Capacity : capacity Building , Case studies -- Local government and Civil Society :Sustainable development, Civil Society in Providing Awareness related to Sustainability, Role of Local Governance in sustainability -- Governing for Sustainability -- Developing Institutional and Social Capacities for Urban Sustainability (DISCUS) -- Creative Policy making -- Communication with Civil Society -- Environmental Awareness as a catalyst -- Networking Between Local authorities -- Multilevel Governing