In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China
Introduction: In-use product and material stocks are the amount of concerned manufactured products and materials in active use, and are essential components of urban ecosystem. Methods: This study estimates the dynamic in-use stocks of steel-containing products and steel in the city of Xiamen, China...
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| description | Introduction: In-use product and material stocks are the amount of concerned manufactured products and materials in active use, and are essential components of urban ecosystem. Methods: This study estimates the dynamic in-use stocks of steel-containing products and steel in the city of Xiamen, China, during 1980–2015 by applying a bottom-up accounting approach. We incorporate 55 categories of steel-containing products that are classified into five end-use sectors (i.e., buildings, infrastructure, transportation equipment, machinery, and domestic appliances). Outcomes and Discussion: In-use stocks of 51% of the studied products kept increasing during 1980–2015, especially after 2000. Steel stocks have grown up to 4.9 ± 1.4 tons per capita (t/cap) in 2015, from 0.5 ± 0.2 t/cap in 1980. Buildings are the largest reservoirs, although its share decreased from 89% in 1980 to 68% in 2015. The dynamic spatial distribution indicates that steel stocks gradually expanded from urban core to suburban areas. Conclusion: Theresults help to explore how a city’s urbanization is sustained by the in-use stocks growth. In-use steel stocks, of which the growth is highly correlated to and probably driven by the population growth, GDP increase, and urban built-up area expansion, may serve as a supplementary indicator for urbanization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c697e71968a4ae8aeaa606e632f460d2023-09-02T10:38:42ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Ecosystem Health and Sustainability2332-88782019-01-015111012310.1080/20964129.2019.15987801598780In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, ChinaLulu Song0Chao Zhang1Ji Han2Wei-Qiang Chen3Chinese Academy of SciencesTongji UniversityEast China Normal UniversityChinese Academy of SciencesIntroduction: In-use product and material stocks are the amount of concerned manufactured products and materials in active use, and are essential components of urban ecosystem. Methods: This study estimates the dynamic in-use stocks of steel-containing products and steel in the city of Xiamen, China, during 1980–2015 by applying a bottom-up accounting approach. We incorporate 55 categories of steel-containing products that are classified into five end-use sectors (i.e., buildings, infrastructure, transportation equipment, machinery, and domestic appliances). Outcomes and Discussion: In-use stocks of 51% of the studied products kept increasing during 1980–2015, especially after 2000. Steel stocks have grown up to 4.9 ± 1.4 tons per capita (t/cap) in 2015, from 0.5 ± 0.2 t/cap in 1980. Buildings are the largest reservoirs, although its share decreased from 89% in 1980 to 68% in 2015. The dynamic spatial distribution indicates that steel stocks gradually expanded from urban core to suburban areas. Conclusion: Theresults help to explore how a city’s urbanization is sustained by the in-use stocks growth. In-use steel stocks, of which the growth is highly correlated to and probably driven by the population growth, GDP increase, and urban built-up area expansion, may serve as a supplementary indicator for urbanization.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2019.1598780in-use stocksurbanizationindustrial ecologysteelxiamenmaterial stocks and flows analysis |
| spellingShingle | Lulu Song Chao Zhang Ji Han Wei-Qiang Chen In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China Ecosystem Health and Sustainability in-use stocks urbanization industrial ecology steel xiamen material stocks and flows analysis |
| title | In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China |
| title_full | In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China |
| title_fullStr | In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China |
| title_short | In-use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of Xiamen, China |
| title_sort | in use product and steel stocks sustaining the urbanization of xiamen china |
| topic | in-use stocks urbanization industrial ecology steel xiamen material stocks and flows analysis |
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