Sustainable urban metabolism
Ferrao, Paulo
Sustainable urban metabolism - Cambridge Mit Press Ltd 2013 - xiii,244p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
I Urban Metabolism: Defining a Field 1
1 Industrial Ecology: A Metaphor for Sustainable Development 3
2 Urban Metabolism: Resource Consumption of Cities 23
3 Intellectual Foundations and Key Insights 43
II Industrial Ecology: A Framework 65
4 Industrial Ecology: A Framework of Tools and Practices 67
5 Industrial Ecology as a Framework for a Sustainable Urban Metabolism 97
III Sustainable Urban Systems 113
6 Green Urban Policies and Development 115
7 Urban Typologies: Prospects and Indicators 135
8 Complexity and Dynamics of Urban Systems 153
9 Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Urban Metabolism 165
IV Mapping and Assessing Urban Metabolism 187
10 Urban Metabolism in Practice: Case Studies from Developed Countries 189
11 The Challenge of Urban Metabolism in a Developing Context 203
Epilogue 223
Notes 225
References 227
Index 241
9780262019361
307.1412 / FER
Sustainable urban metabolism - Cambridge Mit Press Ltd 2013 - xiii,244p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
I Urban Metabolism: Defining a Field 1
1 Industrial Ecology: A Metaphor for Sustainable Development 3
2 Urban Metabolism: Resource Consumption of Cities 23
3 Intellectual Foundations and Key Insights 43
II Industrial Ecology: A Framework 65
4 Industrial Ecology: A Framework of Tools and Practices 67
5 Industrial Ecology as a Framework for a Sustainable Urban Metabolism 97
III Sustainable Urban Systems 113
6 Green Urban Policies and Development 115
7 Urban Typologies: Prospects and Indicators 135
8 Complexity and Dynamics of Urban Systems 153
9 Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Urban Metabolism 165
IV Mapping and Assessing Urban Metabolism 187
10 Urban Metabolism in Practice: Case Studies from Developed Countries 189
11 The Challenge of Urban Metabolism in a Developing Context 203
Epilogue 223
Notes 225
References 227
Index 241
9780262019361
307.1412 / FER