Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6294957 | Ecological Indicators | 2014 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
- Sinks are required to accommodate wastes and emissions.
- Anthropogenic sinks are provided where capacities of geogenic sinks are lacking.
- A new indicator discriminates between acceptable and unacceptable flows to sinks.
- The indicator is applied in three case studies on urban and national scales.
- Implications for resource, waste and environmental management are discussed.
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Authors
Ulrich Kral, Paul H. Brunner, Pi-Cheng Chen, Sih-Rong Chen,