Evaluation of urban metabolism based on emergy synthesis: A case study for Beijing (China)

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 13-14, 2009, Pages 1690-1696

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a   Yu, Xiangyi ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chemical Registration Center of MEP   (China)

Author keywords

Density; Emergy synthesis; Flux and structures; Intensity and efficiency; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

CHINESE CITIES; DENSITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGY SYNTHESIS; GUANGZHOU; HIGH THROUGHPUT; INDICATOR SYSTEM; INTENSITY AND EFFICIENCY; METABOLIC FLUX; METABOLIC PROCESS; METABOLIC SYSTEMS; MONETARY FLOWS; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; URBAN METABOLISM;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS;

METABOLISM;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; METABOLISM; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; BAOTOU; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; NEI MONGGOL; NINGBO; SHANGHAI; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 66149192282     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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