Course introduction - Introduction to sustainability concepts and approaches to analyse Urban Metabolism (UM)
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Name a few methodologies/tools
- Urban footprint
- MFA
- DPSIR Framework
- MCA
- LCA
What is the definition of a tipping point?
What are the principles of Cradle to Cradle (C2C)?
- work towards a solar fueled life
- enhance biodiversity
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What are the 5 criteria of Cradle to Cradle (C2C)?
- water stewardship
- social responsibility
- material reutilization
- material health
What is Industrial Ecology (IE) used for?
- combine activities at industrial zones to combine material and energy flows
- natural systems as inspiration to design sustainable industrial systems
- sustainability is the emergent property of complex systems
What are the principles of Industrial Ecology (IE) according to Lowe and Evans (1995)?
- principles of ecosystems as guides
- competitive advantage
- long-term viability
What is Urban Harvest (UH) used for?
- to organize ideas on how to improve resource management
- to quantify and compare different ideas on resourcce management
- to quantify urban resource flows in high temporal and spatial resolution
What are the 3 principles of Urban Harvest (UH)?
- minimising outputs
- multi-source remaining demand
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