Socio-metabolic inequality – a research agenda

This working paper describes a research agenda for studying socio-metabolic inequalities, i.e., inequalities across a given population in the use of energy and materials (flows), access to and ownership of assets (in-use stocks such as buildings, infrastructure, and products or appliances), the consumption of services (mobility or shelter) provided by in-use stocks and the resulting benefits to people (health, safety, opportunity).