China, as the largest global producer of bulk materials, confronts formidable challenges in
mitigating greenhouse gas emissions arising from their production. Yet the emission savings …

The first step towards resource sustainability is quantifying the relationship between material
flow and stock. Dynamic material flow analysis (dMFA) bridges the gap between stock and …

The patterns of material accumulation in buildings and infrastructure accompanied by rapid
urbanization offer an important, yet hitherto largely missing stock perspective for facilitating …

Material stocks of infrastructure, buildings, and machinery are the biophysical basis of
production and consumption. They are a crucial lever for resource efficiency and a …

Reliable city-level product, building, and infrastructure material stocks data are essential for
understanding historical material use patterns, benchmarking material efficiency, and …

Material stocks have created alternative perspectives in many environmental and climate
studies. Their significance nonetheless may be under-explored, partially due to scarcity of …

Decoupling material use from economic growth is a prerequisite for alleviating the adverse
effects of anthropogenic material use and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In …

Rapid urbanization boosts the material demand of cities and leads to serious environmental
problems, such as water shortage and air pollution. To achieve better governance of cities …

Sustainable urban development critically depends on effectively managing the interplay
between material stock (MS) and economic growth. This study combined convolutional …

China's rapid urban expansion and population migration have led to a substantial increase
in building material stocks (MS). Understanding these stocks is crucial for effective planning …