| Description |
xiii, 244 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Sustainable urban development.
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City planning.
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Globalization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fernandez, John, 1963-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780262019361 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780262316958 (electronic bk.) |
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