A material flow-based approach for diagnosing urban ecosystem health

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 437-446

  Shi, Xiaoqing ^a   Yang, Jianxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Health diagnosis; Material flow; Urban ecosystem

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNCTION OPTIMIZATION; HEALTH DIAGNOSIS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MATERIAL FLOW; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH; MATERIALS; URBAN GROWTH;

REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84890310915     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.051     Document Type: Article

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