Amsterdam as a sustainable European metropolis: integration of water, energy and material flows

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 61-68

  van der Hoek, J P ^a,b   Struker, A ^b   de Danschutter, J E M ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Strategic Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circular economy; energy; sustainability; urban metabolism; waste; water

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; RESOURCE ECONOMY; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WASTE; WATER RESOURCE;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84941712238     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2015.1076858     Document Type: Article

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