The Indo-German Workshop on Sustainable Urban Development took place in Jaipur, 21-23 October 2009. It was organized by the University of Rajasthan, Department of Geology, Jaipur and the RWTH Aachen University, Chair & Institutes of Civil Engineering & Geo Sciences and Informatics and jointly funded by the Department of Science and Technology, India and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Sustainable urban development covers a wide range of topics, e.g.technological and ecological aspects of transportation, water and land use management, sustainable materials and waste management on one hand and societal needs on the other.