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Aristide Athanassiadis

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Screen Name	MetabolismofCities	Activities	7
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The Metabolism of Cities (www.metabolismofcities.org) is an open source website launched in 2014 with the aim to group together tools, publications and data related to the metabolism of cities or urban metabolism (UM). We want to make sustainability of cities a key concern in the field of city planning, and we want to share information and tools around urban metabolism with anyone interested in this field. By indexing and cataloguing publications from many journals, by explaining the basics of urban metabolism, and by centralizing figures and research results into one central hub, we aim to provide an open, community-led resource that can help save time and encourage interest for those looking into understanding more about the metabolism of cities.

The website contains the following sections:

• Urban Metabolism Publications
• Current research
• Online Material Flow Analysis Tool (OMAT)
• Global Urban Metabolism Database
• Stakeholders Initiative
• Online course “Urban Metabolism for Policy Makers”

About Our Team

We are a team of 8 volunteers (PhDs, postdocs and professionals) and we have come together through nothing but our passion for urban metabolism. The site was originally set up to share information and results from a research project on the City of Cape Town, but more people and projects have become involved over time. All eight of us share a great interest to further this field and encourage more people to become involved. We have had a great response from young students and established professionals alike and furthermore receive continuous contributions from other people in the community.

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