Urban metabolism is the study of the physical flows required to serve the urban economy. The document discusses scales of urban metabolism including the urban metabolism of the Back Bay neighborhood in Boston, the urban metabolism of the MIT campus, and the resource intensity of one undergraduate year of study.

1. Scales of Urban Metabolism
J. E. Fernández
Urban Metabolism Group, MIT
2014 International Sustainable Campus Network
June 2, 2014

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Urban metabolism is the study of the physical flows required to serve
the urban economy.

4. Urban metabolism of the Back Bay

5. Urban metabolism of the MIT Campus

6. Resource intensity of one undergraduate-year