Material cycles

Brandon K. Winfrey; Patrick Kangas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11259-2_10

Material cycles

Brandon K. Winfrey
, Patrick Kangas

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

Material cycles in urban systems are strongly influenced by human-driven activities. Similar to ecosystems, which form via production processes that use material and energy as inputs, urban areas require materials for industrial production. By coupling processes of constructive production and regenerative breakdown, materials can be cycled sustainably in cities. Waste materials are generated when no more utility can be derived from that material. In urban areas, recycling materials plays an important role in maximizing the amount of utility that can be derived from materials flowing into the city, which is evidenced by the increasing trend of recycling certain materials in solid municipal waste management and electronic components.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Understanding Urban Ecology
Subtitle of host publication	An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach
Editors	Myrna H. P. Hall, Stephen B. Balogh
Place of Publication	Cham Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	10
Pages	219-237
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030112592
ISBN (Print)	9783030112585
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11259-2_10
Publication status	Published - 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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