Eco-industrial parks in Vietnam towards sustainable industrial zones

Abstract

Eco-industrial park is the new trend in developing sustainable industrial zones. In Vietnam, the concept of ‘eco-industrial park’ has gained its popularity in the last decade; yet there remain many obstacles in actualizing this model. One of the main reasons is the lack of a criteria set for building eco-industrial parks that fits Vietnamese situation. We analyzed criteria for building eco-industrial parks in other countries in order to compare with current criteria in Vietnam. Suggestions for establishing a criteria set for building eco-industrial parks in Vietnam were discussed.

The role of eco-industrial parks in promoting circular economy technologies in the regions

“…The article considers eco-industrial park activities in the field of circular economy for 15 regions of the world, which exceeds the number of regions discussed in the literature review [5][6][7][8][9][10][11].…”

“…The papers by S. Shehab, M. Farooque, H. Hong and Y. Liu revealed the leading role of eco-industrial parks in the application of circular economy technologies [1][2][3][4]. The development of eco-industrial parks in different regions of the world and the use of circular economy technologies in them were discussed in papers by T. Vu (Vietnam), J. Ong (Malaysia), D. Zeng, W. Xun (China), A. Rweyendela (Africa), A. Gourgiotis (Greece), M. Sessa (Italy) [5][6][7][8][9][10][11].…”