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Sustainability and Urban Metabolism

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  • Massimo Palme

    (Escuela de Arquitectura, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile)

  • Agnese Salvati

    (Institute of Energy Futures, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB83PH, UK)

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The concept of urban metabolism was introduced by Wolman in 1965 [...]

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  • Massimo Palme & Agnese Salvati, 2020. "Sustainability and Urban Metabolism," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-3, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:1:p:353-:d:304323
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