The
Journal of Industrial Ecology is pleased to announce a special feature on industrial symbiosis in the recently released issue. The feature contains 4 cutting edge articles on industrial symbiosis -- environmentally beneficial exchanges of materials, energy, water, and by-products among diversified, geographically-clustered firms -- available for free download at <
www.mitpressjournals.org/toc/jiec/11/1>.
The articles include:
- "Uncovering" Industrial Symbiosis by Marian Chertow
- Industrial Symbiosis in China: A Case Study of the Guitang Group by Zhu, LoweWei, and Barnes
- A Spatial Analysis of Loop Closing Among Recycling, Remanufacturing, and Waste Treatment Firms in Texas by Lyons
- Industrial Symbiosis in the Australian Minerals Industry: The Cases of Kwinana and Gladstone by van Beers, Corder, Bossilkov and van Berkel
Industrial symbiosis, and the related notions of eco-industrial development, industrial ecosystems and eco-industrial parks, are one of the signature concepts in the field of industrial ecology. This special feature is designed to highlight the latest work in this growing area.
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