Centennial evolution of Hong Kong 1910–2050: a building material metabolism perspective

Abstract

Quantified Hong Kong’s building material stock and flow changes from 1910 to 2050.

Building material stock and flow comply with an S-curve pattern shaped by industrialization and deindustrialization.

Hong Kong has achieved and sustained an advanced economy via a more material-efficient pathway.

Keywords

Urban metabolism / Building materials / Stock-driven approach / Material flow analysis / Material efficiency / Sustainability

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Funding

the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS)(Project No.: 37000622)