Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Urban Metabolism

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 851-861

  Broto, Vanesa Castán ^a   Allen, Adriana ^a   Rapoport, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Political economy; Social ecology; Urban ecology; Urban metabolism; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EXCHANGE PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL AND ENERGY FLOWS; POLITICAL ECOLOGY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOLOGY; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; WAYS OF THINKING;

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

METABOLISM;

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PLANNING PROCESS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIORITIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN SOCIETY;

EID: 84871121054     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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