Emergy Synthesis and Regional Sustainability Assessment: Case Study of Pan-Pearl River Delta in China

In this paper, emergy analysis is used in association with the ternary diagrams and geographic information system (GIS) tools to improve the evaluation of sustainability for the Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) region. Emergy accounting of PPRD is estimated, and various emergy-based indicators are repor...

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Main Authors: Guomin Li, Yaoqiu Kuang, Ningsheng Huang, Xiangyang Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/8/5203