Urban carbon transformations: unravelling spatial and inter-sectoral linkages for key city industries based on multi-region input–output analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 163, Issue , 2017, Pages 224-240

  Chen, Guangwu ^a   Hadjikakou, Michalis ^a   Wiedmann, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Carbon multipliers; Cities; Forward and backward linkages; Multi region input output analysis; Urban transformation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECARBONIZATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AGRICULTURE SECTORS; CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; FORWARD-AND-BACKWARD; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MITIGATION MEASURES; MULTI-REGION INPUT-OUTPUT MODELS; URBAN TRANSFORMATION;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84975691301     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.046     Document Type: Article

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