Ferr�ao, Paulo,  1962- <br/><br/>
Sustainable urban metabolism  [electronic resource] / 
Paulo Ferr�ao and John E. Fern�andez. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  MIT Press,  2013. 
 - xiii, 244 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Urban metabolism: defining a field -- Industrial ecology: a metaphor for sustainable development -- Urban metabolism: resource consumption of cities -- Intellectual foundations and key insights -- Industrial ecology: a framework -- Industrial ecology: a framework of tools and practices -- Industrial ecology tools applied to urban resource management -- Sustainable urban systems -- Green urban policies and development -- Urban typologies: prospects and indicators -- Complexity and dynamics of urban systems -- Integrated approaches to sustainable urban metabolism -- Mapping and assessing urban metabolism -- Urban metabolism in practice: case studies from the developed world -- The challenge of urban metabolism in a developing context. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sustainable urban development.<br/>City planning.<br/>Urban ecology (Sociology)<br/>Globalization.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT166  / .F378 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.1/216