Amid continued growth in the building stock, the pursuit of sustainable buildings is
dominated by a focus on carbon neutrality and green, often overlooking resource …

Urban metabolism analysis has become an important tool for the study of urban ecosystems.
The problems of large metabolic throughput, low metabolic efficiency, and disordered …

The concept of emergy defined as the available energy (or exergy) of one form used up
directly and indirectly to produce an item or action (Odum, Environmental Accounting …

Global urbanization is exerting severe stress and having far-reaching impacts on the eco-
environment, and yet there exists a complex non-linear coupling relationship between the …

This paper considers the limits and potential of 'urban metabolism'to conceptualize city
processes. Three 'ecologies' of urban metabolism have emerged. Each privileges a …

Chinese government promotes ecological civilization in the “13th five year planning”(2016–
2020) period. As a result, ecological impacts become highlight in the national circular …

During the 50 years since the concept of urban metabolism was proposed, this field of
research has evolved slowly. On the basis of an analogy with an organism's metabolism, the …

The concept of urban metabolism has often been used to model and analyze urban regions
to provide insights on their environmental sustainability. However, no consensus exists on …

Eco-efficiency can effectively measure the relationship between economy, resources,
environment, and development. Understanding eco-efficiency is of great practical …

If cities are considered as “superorganisms”, then disorders of their metabolic processes
cause something analogous to an “urban disease”. It is therefore helpful to identify the …