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Data

City MTU Publication Year Value Unit Comments
Bangalore Urban Metabolism of Six Asian Cities 2001 8,010 km²
Bangkok Urban Metabolism of Six Asian Cities 2000 7,762 km²
Beijing Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 16,411 km2
Buenos Aires Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 3,209 km2
Cairo Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 17,393 km2
Charleroi The components of Charleroi's ecosystem and the prospects for regional socio-economic development (preliminary study). 1977 212.53 km2
Delhi Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 1,483 km2
Dhaka Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 1,860 km2
Guangzhou Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 7,434.40 km2
Ho Chi Minh City Urban Metabolism of Six Asian Cities 2000 8.20 km²
Hong Kong The metabolism of a city: the case of Hong Kong 1971 1,046 km²
Hong Kong Escalating trends in the urban metabolism of Hong Kong: 1971-1997 1997 1,097 km²
Île-de-France Urban Metabolism of Paris and Its Region 2003 12,012 km2
Istanbul Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 5,461 km2
Jakarta Energy and material flows of megacities 2010 662.33 km2
Karachi Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 3,527 km2
Kenitra Contribution to the study of urban ecosystems. The case of a city in North Africa. 1978 25.13 km2
Kolkata Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 1,886.67 km2
Lagos Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 2,797.72 km2
Lisbon Urban metabolism: Methodological Advances in Urban Material Flow Accounting Based on the Lisbon Case Study 2001 100 km2
London Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 1,594.70 km2
Los Angeles Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 10,517.60 km2
Manila Urban Metabolism of Six Asian Cities 2000 620 km²
Manila Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 636 km2
Mexico City Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 1,495 km2
Moscow Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 1,080 km2
Mumbai Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 603.40 km2
Paris Urban Metabolism of Paris and Its Region 2003 105 km2
Paris Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 12,011 km2
Paris and its dense urban Petite couronne suburbs Urban Metabolism of Paris and Its Region 2003 762 km2
Rio de Janeiro Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 5,327.84 km2
Sao Paulo Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 7,946.82 km2
Seoul Urban Metabolism of Six Asian Cities 2000 11,768 km²
Seoul Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 605.96 km2
Shanghai Urban Metabolism of Six Asian Cities 2000 33 km²
Shanghai Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 6,340.50 km2
Shenzhen Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 2,020 km2
Tehran Energy and material flows of megacities 2011 18,900 km2

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