Structure decomposition analysis for energy-related GHG emission in Beijing: Urban metabolism and hierarchical structure

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue P1, 2015, Pages 60-69

  Xia, X H ^a   Hu, Y ^b   Alsaedi, A ^c   Hayat, T ^c,d   Wu, X D ^e   Chen, G Q ^c,e  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GHG emission; Internal structure; Structure decomposition; Urban metabolism

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; URBAN ECONOMY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84939565251     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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