Society, energy and materials: The contribution of urban metabolism studies to sustainable urban development issues

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-455

  Barles, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental imprints; Industrial ecology; Material flow analysis; Substance flow analysis; Territorial ecology; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUTURE PROSPECT; METABOLISM; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77952693840     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640561003703772     Document Type: Article

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