Resource consumption of new urban construction in China

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-115

  Fernández, John E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building type; Circular economy; Economic growth; Industrial ecology; Material intensity; Sustainable cities

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUILDING TYPE; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL INTENSITY; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE CITIES;

URBAN PLANNING;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CLEANER PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34248357816     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jie.2007.1199     Document Type: Article

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