Sustainable urban metabolism

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferr�ao, Paulo, 1962-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Fernandez, John, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Urban metabolism: defining a field
  • Industrial ecology: a metaphor for sustainable development
  • Urban metabolism: resource consumption of cities
  • Intellectual foundations and key insights
  • Industrial ecology: a framework
  • Industrial ecology: a framework of tools and practices
  • Industrial ecology tools applied to urban resource management
  • Sustainable urban systems
  • Green urban policies and development
  • Urban typologies: prospects and indicators
  • Complexity and dynamics of urban systems
  • Integrated approaches to sustainable urban metabolism
  • Mapping and assessing urban metabolism
  • Urban metabolism in practice: case studies from the developed world
  • The challenge of urban metabolism in a developing context.