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Data Overview

Publication: The metabolism of a city: the case of Hong Kong
Author(s): Newcombe, Ken and Kalma, Jetse D and Aston, Alan R
City/Region: Hong Kong
Data Points: 14

Data

Area	Sub-area	Indicator	Year	Value	Unit	Comments
Urban Characteristics	land use	Building gross floor area - residential	1971	32,600,000	m²
Urban Characteristics	land use	Building gross floor area - total	1971	43,700,000	m²
Materials	building materials	Export of cement	1971	3,939	t
Materials	Material flows	Exports of steel	1971	51,207	t	Comments
Materials	building materials	Imports of cement	1971	1,303,809	t
Materials	building materials	Imports of metals	1971	685,386	t	Comments
Urban Characteristics	land use	Land area	1971	1,046	km²
Urban Characteristics	economy	Number of vehicles	1971	157,514		Comments
Urban Characteristics	economy	Passenger cars	1971	105,874		Comments
Materials	biomass	Phosphorus	1971	24,048	kg
Urban Characteristics	demography	Population	1971	3,939,000
Urban Characteristics	demography	Population density	1971	3,766	inhabitants/km²
Materials	total	Total - exports	1971	283,608	t
Materials	total	Total - imports	1971	3,395,418	t

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