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System-Modeling in an Urban Metabolism Framework

Highlights

  • Develops an empirical analysis of UIC campus as a small-scale urban system using multi-disciplinary system-assessment methods (e.g., Fisher Information and Data Envelopment Analysis)

  • Evaluates landfilling, composting, incineration, and anaerobic digestion in terms of cross-media (e.g., air, water, and soil) impacts

Selected Publications

Ning Ai, Marc Kjerland, Cynthia Klein-Banai, Thomas L. Theis. 2019. Sustainability Assessment of Universities as Small-Scale Urban Systems: A Comparative Analysis Using Fisher Information and Data Envelopment Analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 212: 1357-1367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.205

Wen Zongguo, Chen Chen, Bai Weinan, Ning Ai, Lin Yanxin, Zhang Wenting. 2019. Environmental Impact of Carbon Cross-Media Metabolism in Waste Management: A Case Study of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Systems in China. Science of the Total Environment. 674: 512-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.154