Toward a low carbon-dematerialization society: Measuring the materials demand and co 2 emissions of building and transport infrastructure construction in China

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-505

  Shi, Feng ^a   Huang, Tao ^b   Tanikawa, Hiroki ^a   Han, Ji ^a   Hashimoto, Seiji ^c   Moriguchi, Yuichi ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Building material; CO 2 emissions; Environmental impact assessment; Industrial ecology; Material flow analysis (MFA); Material intensity

Indexed keywords

CEMENT CONSUMPTION; HOUSING SECTORS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION; MAIN EFFECT; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MATERIAL RESOURCES; NEW CONSTRUCTIONS; RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; ROAD SYSTEMS; STEEL PRODUCTION; TECHNICAL INNOVATION; TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES; WASTE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CEMENTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MAINTENANCE; MATERIALS; RAILROADS; STEELMAKING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSING MARKET; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RESOURCE USE; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84865324710     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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