National Materials Flows and the Environment

Iddo K. Warnick and Jesse H. Ausubel
Program for the Human Environment
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021-6399 USA
Phone 212-327-7917 Fax 212-327-7519
ausubel@mail.rockefeller.edu

Citation: Annual Review of Energy and Environment. 1995. 20:463-492.

PDF Full Text: National_materials.pdf

Abstract:
The functioning of modern societies requires large flows of materials to satisfy human wants both directly and indirectly; for example, 50kg per day per American. The nature of these flows determines their impact on the natural environment. We develop and test a comprehensive framework to order materials flows in the US economy.

URL: http://phe.rockefeller.edu/natmats/