James Keirstead
Biographic Data
| ID | 6275412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Keirstead |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Keirstead |
| SIGNATURE | KEIRSTEAD J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Imperial College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Database to Facilitate a Process‐Oriented Approach to Urban Metabolism
In view of urbanization trends coupled with climate‐change challenges, it is increasingly important to establish less‐harmful means of urban living. To date, urban metabolism (UM) studies have quantified the aggregate material and energy flows into and out of cities and, further, have identified how consumer activity causes these flows. However, little attention has been paid to the networks of conversion processes that link consumer end‐use dema…
Downscaling Aggregate Urban Metabolism Accounts to Local Districts
Urban metabolism accounts of total annual energy, water, and other resource flows are increasingly available for a variety of world cities. For local decision makers, however, it may be important to understand the variations of resource consumption within the city. Given the difficulty of gathering suburban resource consumption data for many cities, this article investigates the potential of statistical downscaling methods to estimate local resou…
Energy and material flows of megacities
Significance Our quantification of energy and material flows for the world’s 27 megacities is a major undertaking, not previously achieved. The sheer magnitude of these flows (e.g., 9% of global electricity, 10% of gasoline; 13% of solid waste) shows the importance of megacities in addressing global environmental challenges. In aggregate the resource flows through megacities are consistent with scaling laws for cities. Statistical relations are e…
Energy systems modeling for twenty-first century energy challenges
Fit for Purpose? Rethinking Modeling in Industrial Ecology
Using Activity‐Based Modeling to Simulate Urban Resource Demands at High Spatial and Temporal Resolutions
Urban metabolism is an important technique for understanding the relationship between cities and the wider environment. Such analyses are typically performed at the scale of the whole city using annual average data, a feature that is driven largely by restrictions in data availability. However, in order to assess the resource implications of policy interventions and to design and operate efficient urban infrastructures such as energy systems, gre…
Feeling lucky? Using search engines to assess perceptions of urban sustainability
Bridging the gaps between theory and practice
Urban sustainability indicators play an important role in helping policy‐makers ensure the continued success of their cities. However, a review of current practice suggests that priority is often given to the measurability and policy relevance of these metrics. Their analytical validity – i.e. their ability to act as meaningful representations of the urban system and thus inform appropriate policy responses – is less certain. An examination of Lo…
Bridging the gaps between theory and practice
Urban sustainability indicators play an important role in helping policy‐makers ensure the continued success of their cities. However, a review of current practice suggests that priority is often given to the measurability and policy relevance of these metrics. Their analytical validity – i.e. their ability to act as meaningful representations of the urban system and thus inform appropriate policy responses – is less certain. An examination of Lo…
Bridging the gaps between theory and practice
Urban sustainability indicators play an important role in helping policy‐makers ensure the continued success of their cities. However, a review of current practice suggests that priority is often given to the measurability and policy relevance of these metrics. Their analytical validity – i.e. their ability to act as meaningful representations of the urban system and thus inform appropriate policy responses – is less certain. An examination of Lo…
Feeling lucky? Using search engines to assess perceptions of urban sustainability
Using Activity‐Based Modeling to Simulate Urban Resource Demands at High Spatial and Temporal Resolutions
Urban metabolism is an important technique for understanding the relationship between cities and the wider environment. Such analyses are typically performed at the scale of the whole city using annual average data, a feature that is driven largely by restrictions in data availability. However, in order to assess the resource implications of policy interventions and to design and operate efficient urban infrastructures such as energy systems, gre…
Energy systems modeling for twenty-first century energy challenges
Fit for Purpose? Rethinking Modeling in Industrial Ecology
Energy and material flows of megacities
Significance Our quantification of energy and material flows for the world’s 27 megacities is a major undertaking, not previously achieved. The sheer magnitude of these flows (e.g., 9% of global electricity, 10% of gasoline; 13% of solid waste) shows the importance of megacities in addressing global environmental challenges. In aggregate the resource flows through megacities are consistent with scaling laws for cities. Statistical relations are e…
A Database to Facilitate a Process‐Oriented Approach to Urban Metabolism
In view of urbanization trends coupled with climate‐change challenges, it is increasingly important to establish less‐harmful means of urban living. To date, urban metabolism (UM) studies have quantified the aggregate material and energy flows into and out of cities and, further, have identified how consumer activity causes these flows. However, little attention has been paid to the networks of conversion processes that link consumer end‐use dema…
Downscaling Aggregate Urban Metabolism Accounts to Local Districts
Urban metabolism accounts of total annual energy, water, and other resource flows are increasingly available for a variety of world cities. For local decision makers, however, it may be important to understand the variations of resource consumption within the city. Given the difficulty of gathering suburban resource consumption data for many cities, this article investigates the potential of statistical downscaling methods to estimate local resou…
Computer Science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Environmental economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Environmental Impact and Sustainability (4 works) · Sustainability (4 works) · Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (4 works) · Urban density (4 works)