A preliminary assessment of socio-ecological metabolism for three neighborhoods within a rust belt urban ecosystem

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-31

  Hall, Myrna H P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure; Rust belt cities; Socio ecological metabolism; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; ENERGY USE; EXISTING ENERGIES; FOSSIL ENERGY; FUEL MIX; GREEN ENERGY; GREEN FUEL; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; HEATING UNITS; NATURAL ENERGY; PER CAPITA; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PRIVATE INVESTMENT; RUST-BELT CITIES; SOLAR INSTALLATION; SYRACUSE; TREE CANOPY; TREE PLANTINGS; URBAN CANOPIES; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTS; WILLOW BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; REFORESTATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLAR ENERGY;

INVESTMENTS;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; FOREST CANOPY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENBELT; INVESTMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTRY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; SYRACUSE; UNITED STATES;

SALIX;

EID: 82955233206     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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