Socioeconomic metabolism in Taiwan: Emergy synthesis versus material flow analysis

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-196

  Huang, Shu Li ^a   Lee, Chun Lin ^a   Chen, Chia Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergy synthesis; Land use change; Material flow analysis; Socioeconomic metabolism; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; LAND USE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMERGY SYNTHESIS; LAND USE CHANGE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC METABOLISM; TAIWAN;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; LAND USE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMERGY; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY USE; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EMERGY SYNTHESIS; LAND USE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC METABOLISM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33746101781     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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