Urban metabolism analysis has become an important tool for the study of urban ecosystems.
The problems of large metabolic throughput, low metabolic efficiency, and disordered …

Life cycle interpretation is the fourth and last phase of life cycle assessment (LCA). Being a
“pivot” phase linking all other phases and the conclusions and recommendations from an …

Unequal exchange theory posits that economic growth in the “advanced economies” of the
global North relies on a large net appropriation of resources and labour from the global …

The relative importance of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms is a
recurrent topic in the small business economics literature. This paper presents a real and …

Electric vehicles (EVs) coupled with low‐carbon electricity sources offer the potential for
reducing greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to tailpipe emissions from personal …

We have developed a new series of environmentally extended multi-region input–output
(MRIO) tables with applications in carbon, water, and ecological footprinting, and Life-Cycle …

Many developed countries in Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol have been able to report
decreasing emissions, and some have officially fulfilled their CO 2 reduction commitments …

The high-quality development of the manufacturing industry is an important driving force for
high-quality economic development. Its transformation and upgrade focus on promoting the …

Sponsored by the UK Department for International Development, this book deals directly
with concerns that reform may have adverse effects on poverty in developing countries. The …

Given that there is an accounting system corresponding to every economic model, it is useful
to make the accounts explicit in the form of a social accounting matrix (SAM). Such a matrix …