News
5th of July 2017
STRADE publishes draft concepts for a data and konwledge information system
Draft concepts for a data and knowledge information system on mineral mining and trade and related environmental and socio-economic issues were published in three parts: Part I introduces the concept, Part II presents the concept for raw materials profiles; Part III shares the concept for country-specific profiles.
17th of May 2017
ElmoReL Final Report published with LCA
The ElmoReL final project report, including a life cycle analysis, is now available in German.
28th of February 2017
ElmoReL Final Report published
The ElmoReL final project report is now available in German.
Second edition of “Metabolism of the Anthroposphere” released
17th of July 2012 by Stefanie Degreif
21 years after the publication of the milestone “Metabolism of the Anthroposphere” the authors Peter Baccini and Paul H. Brunner have launched a second edition which has been substantially revised and greatly expanded.
The book covers the characteristics of material stocks and flows of human settlements in space and time. The method of material flow analysis (MFA) for metabolic studies and the analysis of regional metabolism and the material systems
generated by basic activities are described. The authors offer four case studies of optimal metabolic system design: phosphorus management, urban mining, waste management, and mobility.
This second edition focuses also on design and resource utilization which reflects recent debates and scholarship on sustainable development and climate change.
See also: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12806