Energy Cost of Living and Associated Pollution for Beijing Residents

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 890-901

  Arvesen, Anders ^a   Liu, Jingru ^b   Hertwich, Edgar G ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NTNU and director of the Industrial Ecology Programme   (China)

Author keywords

China; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Household energy demand; Industrial ecology; Input output analysis (IOA); Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CHINA; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMAND; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPENDITURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT POPULATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN POPULATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 78650143257     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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