Resource use in growing China: Past trends, influence factors, and future demand

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 481-492

  Wang, Heming ^a,b   Hashimoto, Seiji ^c   Moriguchi, Yuichi ^d   Yue, Qiang ^a   Lu, Zhongwu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Industrial ecology; Material flow analysis (MFA); Material use intensity; Recycling; Resource use

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RATES; CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; DIRECT MATERIAL INPUTS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; METALLIC MINERAL; NEW PRODUCT; NONMETALLIC MINERALS; RESOURCE DEMANDS; RESOURCE USE;

ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUELS; MINERALS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING;

MATERIALS;

DECOMPOSITION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84865340172     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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