Metabolism of the Anthroposphere

Distinct Urban Mines: Exploiting secondary resources in unique anthropogenic spaces

“…Urban mining activities involve a systematic management of anthropogenic resource stocks and waste (both products and buildings) in order to protect the environment, conserve resources and derive economic benefits (Baccini and Brunner, 2012). However, globally, the amount of resources conserved is still low.…”

Energy at your service: highlighting energy usage systems in the context of energy efficiency analysis

“…In a metabolic approach, services can be regarded as supportive inputs to certain processes. For example, Baccini and Brunner (1991) arrange all services in basic processes with the purposes to nourish, to clean, to reside and work, or to transport and communicate. The services of Nørgård feed 'lifestyle' ultimately bringing 'welfare' (2000, p. 104), or simply 'satisfaction ' (2006, p. 17).…”

Planning parameters and household carbon emission: Evidence from high- and low-carbon neighborhoods in Beijing

“…Past studies on CO2 emission associated with cities have been framed in terms of aspatial resource and energy flows through cities (Baccini & Brunner, 1991;Costa, Marchettini & Facchini, 2004), and broad scale but unconfirmed claims about urban density (Newman & Kenworthy, 1999), or in terms of urban form at a fine grain of analysis, for instance focusing on 'urban villages' and transitoriented development (Cervero, 1998;Newton, 1997). Studies increasingly recognize that planning institutions can be a major tool for influencing land use and the mode of transportation (Ewing & Cervero, 2001), and that energy-efficient land use patterns, the reduction of travel as well as modal split are relevant to carbon emission control (DOI, 2001).…”