Dear colleague, We invite abstracts to be submitted to the following special AGU session: B22 - “Characterizing, Modeling, and Extending Urban Metabolism.” Description: Urban Metabolism, a biological metaphor for the coupled biophysical and socio-economic function of cities, has been a productive framework for urban biogeophysical research for decades, and current understanding of urban metabolism is evolving rapidly. However, for Urban Metabolism to grow as a useful research framework, coupled urban biogeophysical and socio-economic systems need better understanding. We invite theoretical or applied studies spanning the spectrum of urban metabolism research. Topics of interest include urban coupled-human natural interactions, urban biogeochemistry, urban hydrology and energy budgets, and spatio-temporal modeling of urban systems that examine the limits and potential of the Urban Metabolism concept.
Confirmed Invited Speakers: Steven Wofsy (Harvard University) Kevin Gurney (Arizona State University) Luis Bettencourt (Los Alamos National Labs, Arizona State University) Josh Newell (University of Michigan) Conveners: Nathan Phillips ([email protected]) Lucy Hutyra ([email protected]) Mark Friedl ([email protected]) Stephanie Pincetl ([email protected]) Submission Deadline: August 4, 2011 AGU Meeting website: http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting
