Spatial allocation of material flow analysis in residential developments: a case study of Kildare County, Ireland

Manoj Roy, Robin Curry and Geraint Ellis

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2015, vol. 58, issue 10, 1749-1769

Abstract: Studies of urban metabolism provide important insights for environmental management of cities, but are not widely used in planning practice due to a mismatch of data scale and coverage. This paper introduces the Spatial Allocation of Material Flow Analysis (SAMFA) model as a potential decision support tool aimed as a contribution to overcome some of these difficulties and describes its pilot use at the county level in the Republic of Ireland. The results suggest that SAMFA is capable of identifying hotspots of higher material and energy use to support targeted planning initiatives, while its ability to visualise different policy scenarios supports more effective multi-stakeholder engagement. The paper evaluates this pilot use and sets out how this model can act as an analytical platform for the industrial ecology-spatial planning nexus.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.951115

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