The session “Eco-cities of the Future: Challenges of vision and analysis” took place at UVSQ, France on October 18 2012 within the framework of the International Workshop “Eco-cities of the Future. Innovation within territories”. It was introduced by Dr. Ioan Ciumasu (Chaire Econoving, UVSQ, France). The keynote speakers – Prof.Dr. Martin Dieterich (University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany), Dr. Klaus Kubeczko (Senior Researcher, Austrian Institute of Techonolgy, Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Elena Lioubimtseva (Director, Environmental Studies Programme GVSU, Michigan USA)