Socio-economic metabolism of urban construction materials: A case study of the Taipei metropolitan area

摘要

Highlights?Urban mining and urban metabolism are examined in the case of gravel and cement.?The consumption of cement and gravel has grown in Taipei metropolitan, with trends affected by economic and political events.?This study links gravel and cement flows with socioeconomic factors for supporting resource management policies.?The top two uses of construction materials are residence building and road improvement and maintenance besides.AbstractMaterial stock is an urban issue related to urban mining. In recent years, urban metabolism issues, i.e., the determination of urban stability, have also emerged as important. The manifestation of dynamic materials in a city involves processes of importing, supply, transformation, consumption, and exporting and other activities involved in the flow of materials. Socioeconomic factors must be considered to transform study results into useful policies. This stu