This volume features the proceedings of the NATO AR Workshop held in Kishinev, the capital of Moldova, a fom1er Soviet Republic in the South Eastern Europe. OUiing 3 working days 26 reports were presented, 8 of them by, or in collaboration with, speakers from Kishinev. The reports arc presented in the order they were given at the Workshop. As the topic was rather wide-ranged, all the sittings were plenmy. The opening communication was made by the Mayor of Kishinev S. Urckian, who was the Chainnan of the Organizing Committee. It was followed by other reports of general orientation. The second half of the first day was devoted to the research results and problems of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. On the second day the Workshop was hosted by the Technical University of Moldova. At the beginning, the ceremonial sitting of its Scientific Council took place, at which two scientists were made doctors Honoris Causa of that University: Prof. K. Frolov from Russia and Prof. G.Parissakis from Greece. Then the plenary sessions continued. The round-table talk, held in the second half of the last day, appeared to be very fruitful. A relaxed and friendly atmosphere of it was appropriate for establishing closer contacts and discussing problems of mutual interest for scientists, ingineers, managerial heads and officers and businessmen.

Zusammenfassung
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Kishinev, Republic of Moldova, May 22-24, 1996

Inhalt
An Important Aspect of Municipal Management: The Sociopolis Strategy.- Scientific Achievements Related to the Sustainable Development of Cities.- Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings.- Science Policy and Problems of Investment for the Development of Cities.- Energy Efficient Management of Cities: a Review of Approaches Worldwide Including the Economies in Transition.- Science, Technologies and Urban Challenges.- Scientific and Technological Progress and Technogenic Safety Problems.- New Materials for Shock and Vibration Resistant Building Structures Used in European Cities Development.- Information Systems for a Wide International Cooperation between Cities and Countries.- Achievements of Chemistry for Solving City Problems.- Role of the Technical University of Moldova in the Elaboration and the Implementation of Modem Technologies for Cities.- International Cooperation Programme for Specialists Training: Results Obtained by the Transilvania University of Brasov.- Recent Methods for Treatment of Wastes.- Water Depollution Using Ozone Technologies, in Densely Populated Urban Areas. Achievements.- Technology and Strategy for Reduction of Atmosferic Pollution in Big Cities.- New Ideas to Promote the Application of Alternative Energies to Improve the Quality of City Life.- Outstanding Discovery of the XX-th Century Lasers: Perspectives of Using for the Big Cities Needs.- Mathematical Modelling of Energy-Technological Units and Control Models in Energy Saving.- Illumination Problems in European Cities.- Environmental Education and Environmental Issues.- Microwave Opportunities for City Communication and for Motor-Car Traffic Handling.- Photonic Achievements for the Development of Modern Cities.- Scientific Approach to Transport Problems of Large Cities.- SciencePolicy and Technology Transfer in Azerbaijan.- Urban Problems Across Two Millennia.- System Analysis as an Effective Instrument in the Management of Contemporary Urban Life.