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Urban metabolism: A review of research methodologies
- Title
- Urban metabolism: A review of research methodologies
- Author(s)
- Tianzhu Zhang
- Year
- 2013
- Type
- Journal Article
- Source
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Environmental Pollution
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.052
- Abstract
- 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 metabolic processes are a major cause of unhealthy urban systems. In this paper, I summarize the international research on urban metabolism, and describe the progress that has been made in terms of research methodologies. I also review the methods used in accounting for and evaluating material and energy flows in urban metabolic processes, simulation of these flows using a network model, and practical applications of these methods. Based on this review of the literature, I propose directions for future research, and particularly the need to study the urban carbon metabolism because of the modern context of global climate change. Moreover, I recommend more research on the optimal regulation of urban metabolic systems.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.052
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