Analysis of land-use emergy indicators based on urban metabolism: A case study for Beijing

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 7473-7491

  Huang, Qing ^a,b   Zheng, Xinqi ^a   Hu, Yecui ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Index evaluation; Land use; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGY; ENERGY FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPLOITATION; INDEX METHOD; LAND USE CHANGE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; VALUATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84934301061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su7067473     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Wu, X.J.; Xue, H.F. Complexity Theory and Its Application in Urban System Research; Northwestern Polytechnical University Press: Xi'an, China, 2007; pp. 4-5. (In Chinese)
2. Wang, J. The problems and solutions of urban ecological civilization in China. J. Zhengzhou Univ. 2015, 48, 76-80. (In Chinese)
3. Wolman, A. The metabolism of cities. Sci. Am. 1965, 213, 179-190.
4. Castán, B.V.; Adriana, A.; Elizabeth, R. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Urban Metabolism. State Debate 2012, 16, 851-861.
5. Kimberley, W.R.; Albert, K. Escalating Trends in the Urban Metabolism of Hong Kong: 1971-1997. AMBIO 2001, 30, 429-438.
6. Rosado, L.; Niza, S.; Ferrão P. A material flow accounting case study of the Lisbon metropolitan area using the urban metabolism analyst model. J. Ind. Ecol. 2014, 18, 84-101.
7. Liang, S.; Zhang, T.Z. Comparing urban solid waste recycling from the viewpoint of urban metabolism based on physical input-output model: A case of Suzhou in China. Waste Manag. 2012, 32, 220-225.
8. Zhang, Y.; Yang, Z.F. A method of analyzing the interactions in an urban metabolism system. Acta Sci. Circumst. 2009, 29, 217-224. (In Chinese)
9. Jennie, M.; Meidad, K.; William, E.R. An urban metabolism and ecological footprint assessment of Metro Vancouver. J. Environ. Manag. 2013, 124, 51-61.
10. Yan, W.H.; Huang, X. Transformation of urban metabolism during urbanization in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Urban. Urban Mod. 2003, 1, 40-42. (In Chinese)
11. Iorgulescu, R.I.; Polimeni, J.M. A multi-scale integrated analysis of the energy use in Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary. Energy 2009, 34, 341-347.
12. Li, D. Hybrid Emergy-LCA (HEML) based metabolic evaluation of urban residential areas: The case of Beijing, China. Ecol. Complex. 2009, 6, 484-493.
13. Biesiot, W.; Noorman, K.J. Energy requirements of household consumption: A case study of The Netherlands. Ecol. Econ. 1999, 28, 367-383.
14. Yang, D.W.; Kao, W.T.M.; Zhang, G.Q.; Zhang, N.Y. Evaluating Spatiotemporal differences and sustainability of Xiamen urban metabolism using emergy synthesis. Ecol. Model. 2014, 272, 40-48.
15. Liu, G.Y.; Yang, Z.F.; Chen, B. Urban metabolism process based on emergy synthesis: A case study of Beijing. Acta Ecol. Sin. 2013, 33, 5078-5089. (In Chinese)
16. Vega-Azamar, R.E.; Glaus, M.; Hausler, R.; Oropeza-Garcia, N.A.; Romero-Lopez, R. An emergy analysis for urban environmental sustainability assessment, the Island of Montreal, Canada. Landsc. Urban Plan. 2013, 118, 18-28.
17. Li, X.Q.; Hua, L.Z. Landscape aesthetic assessment based on experiential paradigm assessment technology. Acta Ecol. Sin. 2012, 32, 2965-2974. (In Chinese)
18. Liu, G.Y.; Yang, Z.F.; Chen, B. Comparison of different urban development strategy options to the urban metabolism optimal path. Procedia Environ. Sci. 2011, 5, 178-183.
19. Wu, W.; Zhen, F.; Wu, Z.Y. Several land-use issues of the urban development. China Land 1999, 9, 31-32. (In Chinese)
20. Dong, M.; Yang, S. Analyses of land use and development in urban planning. Heilongjiang Sci. Technology Inf. 2010, 8, 82. (In Chinese)
21. Thinh, N.X.; Arlt, G.; Heber, B.; Hennersdorf, J.; Lehmann, I. Evaluation of urban land-use structures with a view to sustainable development. Environ. Impact Assess. Rev. 2002, 22, 475-492.
22. Li, X.B.; Zhu, H.Y.; Tan, M.H.; Xin, L.J. Measurement of land use intensity. Prog. Geogr. 2008, 27, 12-17. (In Chinese)
23. Peng, J.C.; Xu, C.P.; Wu, Q.; Yu, D.G.; Chen, J. Regional disparities of urban land intensive utilization degree in the Yangtze delta. China Popul. Resour. Environ. 2008, 18, 103-109. (In Chinese)
24. Salazar, S.D.S.; Menendez, L.G. Public provision versus private provision of industrial land: A hedonic approach. Land Use Policy 2005, 22, 215-223.
25. Meng, Y.; Zhang, F.R.; An, P.L.; Dong, M.L.; Wang, Z.Y.; Zhao, T. Industrial land-use efficiency and planning in Shunyi, Beijing. Landsc. Urban Plan. 2008, 85, 40-48.
26. Holden, E. Ecological footprints and sustainable urban form. J. Hous. Built Environ. 2004, 19, 91-109.
27. Zheng, H.Y.; Shen, L. Evaluation of urban land intensive use: Take the case of a changing city of Shenzhen as an example. J. Nat. Resour. 2008, 23, 1009-1011.
28. Howley, P. Attitudes towards compact city living: Towards a greater understanding of residential behaviors. Land Use Policy 2009, 26, 792-798.
29. Qiu, B.W.; Chen, C.C. Land use change simulation model based on MCDM and CA and its application. Acta Geogr. Sin. 2008, 63, 165-174. (In Chinese)
30. Crooks, A.; Castle, C.; Batty, M. Key challenges in agent-based modeling for geo-spatial simulation. Comput. Environ. Urban Syst. 2008, 32, 417-430.
31. Zhang, H.Z.; Hao, S.Y. Urban space expansion and land intensive utility. Econ. Geogr. 2008, 28, 419-424. (In Chinese)
32. Walter, C.; Stutzal, H. A new method for assessing the sustainability of land-use systems: Evaluating impact indicators. Ecol. Econ. 2009, 68, 1288-1300.
33. Elizabeth, B. Measuring urban compactness in UK towns and cities. Environ. Plan. B Plan. Des. 2002, 29, 219-250.
34. De Vries, W.; Lewis, J. Are urban land tenure regulations in Namibia the solution or the problem? Land Use Policy 2009, 26, 1116-1127.
35. Zhai, W.X.; Huang, X.J.; Zhang, Q.; Zhong, T.Y.; Ma, Q.F. Land intensive use in city development zones based on analytic hierarchy process: A case study of Jiangsu Province. J. Nanjing Univ. Nat. Sci 2006, 42, 96-102. (In Chinese)
36. Oh, K.S.; Jeong, Y.W.; Lee, D.K.; Lee, W.K.; Choi, J.Y. Determining development density using the urban carrying capacity assessment system. Landsc. Urban Plan. 2005, 73, 1-15.
37. Liu, H.Y.; Fang, C.L.; Ban, M.S. Synthetically evaluation on intensive land use of Haidian science parks in Beijing. Econ. Geogr. 2008, 28, 291-296. (In Chinese)
38. Zheng, X.Q.; Wang, X.M.; Wang, A.P.; Zhang, B. Estimation method of potentials for intensive use of urban parcels: A case of Jinan city. Resour. Sci. 2005, 27, 71-75. (In Chinese)
39. Wu, Y.Q.; Yan, M.C.; Xu, L.F. Review on the research of Emergy-based urban metabolism. Ecol. Environ. Sci. 2009, 18, 1139-1145. (In Chinese)
40. Huang, X.J.; Yu, S.T. Studies on material metabolism response of regional land use change. J. Nat. Resour. 2006, 21, 1-8. (In Chinese)
41. Lee, C.L.; Huang, S.L.; Chan, S.L. Synthesis and spatial dynamics of socio-economic metabolism and land use change of Taipei Metropolitan Region. Ecol. Model. 2009, 220, 2940-2959.
42. Wu, Y.Q.; Yan, M.C. Analysis of the indicators between urban metabolism and land use change in Guangzhou. Geogr. Res. 2011, 30, 1380-1389. (In Chinese)
43. Vega-Azamar, R.E.; Romero-López, R.; Glaus, M.; Oropeza-Garcia, N.A.; Hausler, R. Sustainability assessment of the residential land use in seven boroughs of the Island of Montreal, Canada. Sustainability 2015, 7, 2454-2472.
44. Odum, H.T.; Odum, E.C. A Prosperous Way Down; University Press of Colorado: Boulder, CO, USA, 2001; pp. 89-130.
45. Odum, H.T. Environmental Accounting: Energy and Environmental Decision Making; John Wiley and Sons Inc.: New York, NY, USA, 1996.
46. Zhang, Y.; Yang, Z.F.; Yu, X.Y. Evaluation of urban metabolism based on emergy synthesis: A case study of Beijing (China). Ecol. Model. 2009, 220, 1690-1696.
47. Odum, H.T.; Brown, M.T.; Brandt-Williams, S.B. Handbook of Emergy Evaluation: A Compendium of Data for Emergy Computation Issued in a Series of Folios; Center for Environmental Policy, University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, USA, 2000.
48. Huang, S.L.; Lee, C.L.; Chen, C.W. Socioeconomic metabolism in Taiwan: emergy synthesis vs. material analysis. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2006, 48, 166-196.
49. Lan, S.F.; Qin, P.; Lu, H.F. Emergy Analysis on Ecological-Economic Systems; Chemical Industry Press: Beijing, China, 2002; pp. 78-87. (In Chinese)
50. Li, S.C.; Cai, Y.L. Emergy-based analysis on land sustainability. Econ. Geogr. 2002, 22, 346-350. (In Chinese)
51. Beijing Bureau of Statistics. Beijing Statistical Year Book (1997-2013); China Statistics Press: Beijing, China, 1997-2013. (In Chinese)
52. National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Environmental Protection. China Statistical Year Book on Environment (1997-2013); China Statistics Press: Beijing, China, 1997-2013. (In Chinese)
53. National Bureau of Statistics. China Industry Statistical Year Book (1997-2013); China Statistics Press: Beijing, China, 1997-2013. (In Chinese)
54. State Forestry Administration. China Forestry Statistical Year Book (1997-2013); China Forestry Press: Beijing, China, 1997-2013. (In Chinese)
55. National Bureau of Statistics. China Rural Statistical Year Book (1997-2013); China Statistics Press: Beijing, China, 1997-2013. (In Chinese)
56. National Bureau of Statistics, National Development and Reform Commission. China Energy Statistical Year Book (1997-2013); China Statistics Press: Beijing, China, 1997-2013. (In Chinese)
57. Brown, M.T.; Bardi, E. Handbook of Emergy Evaluation: A Compendium of Data for Emergy Computation Issued in a Series of Folios. Folio 3, Emergy of Ecosystems; Center for Environmental Policy, Environmental Engineering Sciences University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, USA, 2001.
58. Zhang, Y.; Yang, Z.F.; Liu, G.Y.; Yu, X.Y. Emergy analysis of the urban metabolism of Beijing. Ecol. Model. 2011, 222, 2377-2386.
59. Song, T.; Cai, J.M.; Du, S.S.; Ni, P.; Ding, Y. Emergy analysis of urban metabolism in Beijing. J. Arid Land Resour. Environ. 2015, 29, 37-42. (In Chinese)
60. Ulgiati, S.; Brown, M.T. Monitoring patterns of sustainability in natural and man-made ecosystems. Ecol. Model. 1998, 108, 23-26.
61. Hu, X. The Ecological Construction of World City and the Choice of Beijing. Urban Insight 2012, 4, 75-82. (In Chinese)
62. Wang, R.P.; Rong, X.M.; Hou, X.H. Energy analysis theory and its application in agro-ecosystem: A case of Shanxi. J. Hum. Agric. Univ. (Nat. Sci.) 2009, 35, 331-334. (In Chinese)
63. Wang, W.W.; Cao, F.X.; Kang, W.X.; Sha, J.X.; He, J.N. Emergy index analysis of agro-ecological economic system of Jiangxi province. Chin. Agric. Sci. Bull. 2011, 27, 208-213. (In Chinese)
64. Zhang, X.B. Energy based analysis of developmental situation and countermeasures for sustainable development of agricultural eco-economic systems of Gansu. Agric. Res. Arid Areas 2007, 25, 165-171. (In Chinese)
65. Du, B.Y.; Meng, M.X.; Xu, H.; Wang, S.T.; Qi, Y.P.; Li, X.W. Comprehensive evaluation of environmental resources and farmland ecosystems in Hebei province based on emery theory. Resour. Sci. 2008, 30, 1236-1242. (In Chinese)
66. Zhu Y.L. Study on Agro-Ecosystem's Sustainable Development of Hunan Based on the Emergy Theory. Ph.D. Thesis, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China, 2010. (In Chinese)
67. Huang, F.P.; Huang, M.S.; Li, X.L.; Jiang, W. The sustainable utilization research of agricultural land in Fujian based on the emergy Analysis. Chin. Agric. Sci. Bull. 2013, 29, 61-66. (In Chinese)
68. Liang, S.S.; Zhang, C.Z.; Li, S.Q.; Wang, L.X. Assessment on and approaches to farmland sustainability via energy value in Xi'an city. Resour. Ind. 2007, 9, 36-40. (In Chinese)
69. Jing, D.; Bian, Z.F. Structure, function and sustainability assessment of eco-economic system of cultivated land in Xuzhou. China Land Sci. 2010, 24, 38-44. (In Chinese)
70. Jiang, J.; Shi, Y.J. Study on the status, problems, and suggestions of urban modern agriculture in Beijing. Res. Agric. Mod. 2015, 36, 168-173. (In Chinese)
71. Jiang, H.F.; Feng, J.G.; Xue, Z.Q.; Zhang, Y. The issues of Beijing new-type urbanization under the background of ecological vivilization. Chin. J. Agric. Resour. Reg. Plan. 2014, 35, 1-5. (In Chinese)
72. Lan, S.F.; Qin, P.; Lu, H.F. Emergy Analysis on Ecological-Economic Systems; Chemical Industry Press: Beijing, China, 2002; p. 75. (In Chinese)
73. Wen, Z.B. Study on synergic development of city land-use system. Sci. Surv. Map. 2014, 39, 42-47. (In Chinese)
74. Hou, J.X.; Liu, Y. The reference of "Smart Growth" strategy for Beijing's new suburban towns' construction. Ecol. Econ. 2010, 5, 163-167, 174. (In Chinese)
75. Zheng, W.T.; Deng, R.; Hu, B.G.; Tian, S.M. Practical exploration of developing metropolitan modern circulating agriculture in Beijing. J. Beijing Univ. Agric. 2014, 29, 82-86. (In Chinese)