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Spatial allocation of material flow analysis in residential developments : a case study of Kildare County, Ireland. / Roy, Manoj Kumar; Curry, Robin ; Ellis, Geraint .
In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 58, No. 10, 2015, p. 1749-1769.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Spatial allocation of material flow analysis in residential developments
T2 - a case study of Kildare County, Ireland
AU - Roy, Manoj Kumar
AU - Curry, Robin
AU - Ellis, Geraint
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Studies of urban metabolism provide important insights for environmental management of cities, but are not widely used in planning practice due to a mismatch of data scale and coverage. This paper introduces the Spatial Allocation of Material Flow Analysis (SAMFA) model as a potential decision support tool aimed as a contribution to overcome some of these difficulties and describes its pilot use at the county level in the Republic of Ireland. The results suggest that SAMFA is capable of identifying hotspots of higher material and energy use to support targeted planning initiatives, while its ability to visualise different policy scenarios supports more effective multi-stakeholder engagement. The paper evaluates this pilot use and sets out how this model can act as an analytical platform for the industrial ecology–spatial planning nexus.
AB - Studies of urban metabolism provide important insights for environmental management of cities, but are not widely used in planning practice due to a mismatch of data scale and coverage. This paper introduces the Spatial Allocation of Material Flow Analysis (SAMFA) model as a potential decision support tool aimed as a contribution to overcome some of these difficulties and describes its pilot use at the county level in the Republic of Ireland. The results suggest that SAMFA is capable of identifying hotspots of higher material and energy use to support targeted planning initiatives, while its ability to visualise different policy scenarios supports more effective multi-stakeholder engagement. The paper evaluates this pilot use and sets out how this model can act as an analytical platform for the industrial ecology–spatial planning nexus.
KW - Ireland
KW - material flow analysis
KW - spatial allocation
KW - spatial planning
KW - sustainable development
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2014.951115
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2014.951115
M3 - Journal article
VL - 58
SP - 1749
EP - 1769
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
SN - 0964-0568
IS - 10
ER -