System dynamics modeling for urban energy consumption and CO2 emissions: A case study of Beijing, China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-52

  Feng, Y Y ^a   Chen, S Q ^a   Zhang, L X ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Stella; System dynamics model

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; POPULATION STATISTICS; SYSTEM THEORY;

CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY STRUCTURES; POPULATION GROWTH; SENSITIVE ANALYSIS; STELLA; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; URBAN ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COAL; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; SERVICE SECTOR; SUSTAINABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84897915604     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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