Sustainable urban metabolism

By:

Ferrao, Paulo

Contributor(s):

Fernandez, John E

Publication details: Cambridge Mit Press Ltd 2013Description: xiii,244pISBN:

9780262019361

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.1412 FER

Contents:

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

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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

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