Application of "Streamlined" Material Input per Service Unit Concept to Small Residential Districts in China

作者：Deng Wu^*; Prasad Deo K; Osmond Paul W

来源：Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2011, 15(6): 967-979.

DOI：10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00356.x

• case study
• decision support
• industrial ecology
• material and energy flow accounting
• material input per service unit (MIPS)
• neighborhood development

This article reports a new application of material and energy accounting techniques to characterize and quantify the relationships between material input (and the related energy flows and emissions) and the services provided (i.e., material input per service unit [MIPS]) at the neighborhood level. The case study focuses on China's small residential district (SRD). It is concluded that linking a service (in this case, residential function) enabled by a given product (neighborhood development) to the amount of materials, energy, and emissions used or produced in creating that product offers a potential way to reduce the environmental impact of that service through more efficient use of materials, enlarged service scales, and improved buying decisions.

• 出版日期2011-12