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Article: From Urban Metabolism to Industrial Ecosystem Metabolism: A Study of Construction in Shanghai from 2004 to 2014

TitleFrom Urban Metabolism to Industrial Ecosystem Metabolism: A Study of Construction in Shanghai from 2004 to 2014
Authors
KeywordsC&D waste
China
Construction
Industrial ecosystem metabolism
Shanghai
Urban metabolism
Issue Date2018
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jclepro
Citation
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018, v. 202, p. 428-438 How to Cite?
AbstractAmid the prolific studies on urban metabolism is the relatively sparse research focusing on a specific industrial ecosystem. A general urban metabolism framework disconnected from specific industrial background is at the risk to misunderstand the key drivers of metabolic process, thereby failing to propose applicable measures for improving its sustainability. This paper aims to develop an industrial ecosystem level metabolism framework. This was conducted by following the major analytical tools such as material and energy flow analysis (MEFA) with a focus on the construction ecosystem, which plays a pivotal role in materializing the urban meanwhile generating negative by-products such as greenhouse-gas (GHG), pollutants, and construction waste. The framework was further applied to the construction ecosystem in Shanghai for confirming the major components it includes. Using the data in Shanghai, it was also discovered that the construction industry is generally less efficient in terms of metabolism. It is indicated that population, urbanization rate, concrete input, real estate investment, and the housing demolished and newly built are principal determinants explaining massive construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation in Shanghai. The framework can facilitate the understanding of construction ecosystem metabolic process, investigation of C&D waste generation and its main drivers, and evaluating and improving urban sustainability at an industrial scale.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/261140
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.058
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, YZ-
dc.contributor.authorLu, W-
dc.contributor.authorTam, VWY-
dc.contributor.authorFeng, YB-
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-14T08:53:10Z-
dc.date.available2018-09-14T08:53:10Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Cleaner Production, 2018, v. 202, p. 428-438-
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/261140-
dc.description.abstractAmid the prolific studies on urban metabolism is the relatively sparse research focusing on a specific industrial ecosystem. A general urban metabolism framework disconnected from specific industrial background is at the risk to misunderstand the key drivers of metabolic process, thereby failing to propose applicable measures for improving its sustainability. This paper aims to develop an industrial ecosystem level metabolism framework. This was conducted by following the major analytical tools such as material and energy flow analysis (MEFA) with a focus on the construction ecosystem, which plays a pivotal role in materializing the urban meanwhile generating negative by-products such as greenhouse-gas (GHG), pollutants, and construction waste. The framework was further applied to the construction ecosystem in Shanghai for confirming the major components it includes. Using the data in Shanghai, it was also discovered that the construction industry is generally less efficient in terms of metabolism. It is indicated that population, urbanization rate, concrete input, real estate investment, and the housing demolished and newly built are principal determinants explaining massive construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation in Shanghai. The framework can facilitate the understanding of construction ecosystem metabolic process, investigation of C&D waste generation and its main drivers, and evaluating and improving urban sustainability at an industrial scale.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jclepro-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cleaner Production-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectC&D waste-
dc.subjectChina-
dc.subjectConstruction-
dc.subjectIndustrial ecosystem metabolism-
dc.subjectShanghai-
dc.subjectUrban metabolism-
dc.titleFrom Urban Metabolism to Industrial Ecosystem Metabolism: A Study of Construction in Shanghai from 2004 to 2014-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLu, W: wilsonlu@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityLu, W=rp01362-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.054-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85053077191-
dc.identifier.hkuros290401-
dc.identifier.volume202-
dc.identifier.spage428-
dc.identifier.epage438-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000448098000037-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-
dc.identifier.issnl0959-6526-

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