The Growth of Urban Building Stock: Unintended Lock-in and Embedded Environmental Effects

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 524-537

  Reyna, Janet L ^a   Chester, Mikhail V ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings; Embedded environmental effects; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Industrial ecology; Sustainable city; Urban infrastructure growth

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; MILITARY OPERATIONS; URBAN GROWTH;

CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS; ENERGETIC RESOURCES; ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS; SUSTAINABLE CITIES; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; URBAN AREA; URBAN GROWTH;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942259362     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12211     Document Type: Article

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