Concepts and methodologies for measuring the sustainability of cities

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 519-547

  Yetano Roche, Maŕa ^a   Lechtenböhmer, Stefan ^a   Fischedick, Manfred ^a   Gröne, Marie Christine ^a   Xia, Chun ^a   Dienst, Carmen ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Consumption based; Environmental footprint; Greenhouse gas inventories; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CONSUMPTION BASED; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; RESOURCE FLOWS; URBAN METABOLISMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84908037398     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-012913-101223     Document Type: Review

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