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Sustainability and cities: extending the metabolism model
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Sustainability and cities: extending the metabolism model

P.W.G. Newman
Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol.44(4), pp.219-226
1999
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Abstract

The use of the metabolism concept, expanded to include aspects of livability, is applied to cities to demonstrate the practical meaning of sustainability. Its application in industrial ecology, urban ecology, urban demonstration projects, business plans and city comparisons are used to illustrate its potential.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#7 Affordable and Clean Energy
#8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
#9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
#12 Responsible Consumption & Production
#13 Climate Action

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Citation topics
6 Social Sciences
6.115 Sustainability Science
6.115.234 Carbon Mitigation
Web Of Science research areas
Ecology
Environmental Studies
Geography
Geography, Physical
Regional & Urban Planning
Urban Studies
ESI research areas
Social Sciences, general
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