Socio-ecological Metabolism of Cities: Conceptualization, Research Schools,and Modern Foreign Studies
The author of the article provides an overview of the original sources for the study of the conceptual foundations of socio-ecological metabolism of cities, as well as analysis of its basic schools, representatives and areas of modern scientifi research. The author concludes that the concept of “socio-ecological metabolism” has a variety of connotations in English literature, depending on the position of methodological and disciplinary boundaries of scientists. In foreign sources, it focuses on quantitative research, as opposed to works that are made in the context of political science or in a qualitative and historical manner. Most of the work is focused on the study of fl ws of materials and construction of mathematical models. However, there is a lack of studies focused on the incorporation of the social metabolism approach to urban planning and development of relevant urban policy.