TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing industrial metabolism: methods for analysis
AU - Janssen, M.A.
AU - van den Bergh, J.C.J.M.
AU - van Beukering, P.J.H.
AU - Hoekstra, R.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Research in the field of "industrial metabolism" traditionally has been focused on measuring and describing physical flows of economic systems. The "metabolism" of economic systems, however, changes over time, and measuring material flows is insufficient to understand this process. Understanding the relation between economic activities and material flows can help to unravel the socio-economic causes of these physical flows. Three issues are addressed: The importance of spatial scales and trade flows, empirical analysis of relations between economic development and material flows, and treatment of behaviour of and interactions between stake-holders. For each of these issues, methods for analysis are suggested.
AB - Research in the field of "industrial metabolism" traditionally has been focused on measuring and describing physical flows of economic systems. The "metabolism" of economic systems, however, changes over time, and measuring material flows is insufficient to understand this process. Understanding the relation between economic activities and material flows can help to unravel the socio-economic causes of these physical flows. Three issues are addressed: The importance of spatial scales and trade flows, empirical analysis of relations between economic development and material flows, and treatment of behaviour of and interactions between stake-holders. For each of these issues, methods for analysis are suggested.
U2 - 10.1023/A:1012823602976
DO - 10.1023/A:1012823602976
M3 - Article
SN - 0199-0039
VL - 23
SP - 139
EP - 156
JO - Population and Environment
JF - Population and Environment
ER -