The astysphere and urban geochemistry-a new approach to integrate urban systems into the geoscientific concept of spheres and a challenging concept of modern geochemistry supporting the sustainable development of planet earth

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 539-545

  Norra, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthroposphere; Astysphere; Geochemistry; Global substance fluxes; Goldschmidt; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENT; EARTH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LITHOSPHERE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL;

EID: 70349565252     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-009-0183-8     Document Type: Article

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