Using exergy to analyze the sustainability of an urban area

Ecological Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 231-244

  Balocco, C ^a   Papeschi, S ^b   Grazzini, G ^a   Basosi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emissions; Energy needs; Environmental impact; Exergy; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 1242344010     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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