Eco-efficiency of urban material metabolism: a case study in Shenzhen, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3124-3131

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

city; eco efficiency; material metabolism; metabolism flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548698694     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(07)60067-5     Document Type: Article

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