A pragmatic approach to describe the urban metabolism

Release date	18/03/2011
URL	http://ideas.climatecon.tu-berlin.de/documents/wpaper/CLIMATECON-2011-01.pdf

The concept approaches the city as a living system like other ecosystems with their interaction between human activities and nature. The approach doesn't stop at single city borders but considers the urbanisation processes across Europe. The developed approach can serve as the systemic backbone for IUME and future urban assessments.