Experiences from early stages of a national industrial symbiosis programme in the UK: determinants and coordination challenges

Mirata, Murat

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.02.031

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“…Industrial symbiosis classifi cation criteria followed by example paper(s) Mechanism Analyze underlying processes through which IS develops and related infl uencing factors such as institutional capacity, government policy, and social relations that play a signifi cant role Gibbs ( 2003 ), Mirata ( 2004 ), Baas and Huisingh ( 2008 ), Grant et al ( 2010 ) Propose a new idea or more specifi c plan or strategy for industrial symbiosis using a particular waste material, industry, or site Proposal pertains to a specifi c plan or site Alfaro and Miller ( 2014 ) Proposal pertains to a specifi c industry Anh et al ( 2011 ) and Martin and Eklund ( 2011 ) Proposal pertains to specifi c waste materials Mirabella et al ( 2014 ) Propose plans based on the evaluation of potential benefi ts or modeling results Taskhiri et al ( 2014 ) Propose a strategy to design, develop, and implement industrial symbiosis Tsvetkova and Gustafsson ( 2012 ) Symbiosis: 1989Symbiosis: -2014 …”

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Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Chertow

Park

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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Industrial symbiosis, a subfi eld of industrial ecology, engages traditionally separate industries and entities in a collaborative approach to resource sharing that benefi ts both the environment and the economy. This chapter examines the period 1989-2014 to "take stock" of industrial symbiosis. First, we look at the earliest days to discuss what inspired industrial symbiosis both in the scholarly literature and in practice. Next, we draw attention to certain dilemmas and sharpen the distinctions between industrial symbiosis and some related concepts such as ecoindustrial parks and environmentally balanced industrial complexes. With regard to dissemination of industrial symbiosis ideas, we found that at the country level, China has now received the most attention in industrial symbiosis academic research and this continues to grow rapidly.The fi nal section looks at both theory (conceptual knowledge largely from academia) and practice (on-the-ground experience of public, not-for-profi t, and private organizations working to implement industrial symbiosis) as both are essential to industrial symbiosis. A bibliometric analysis of the scholarly work, capturing 391 articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science for 20 years between 1995 and 2014, is used to defi ne and track the types of articles, how the mix of articles has changed over time, and what the most popular journals are. Taking a closer look at the research literature, distinct themes are identifi ed and discussed such as the scale of industrial symbiosis, whether industrial symbiosis is based on planning or selforganization, the role of social factors, and what is known about the actual performance of industrial symbiosis. To assess important issues with regard to practice, we compile a list of industrial symbiosis-related events from database searches of reports, media, and key consulting and business organizations and examine trends, mechanisms, and motivations of industrial symbiosis practice by surveying key practitioners and academics.

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Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Chertow

Park

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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“…In particular, wastes generated by one firm can be used by other firms to replace production inputs or be exploited to generate new products [2]. The IS practice provides the involved firms with economic benefits, but at the same time creates environmental and social benefits for the entire community [3][4][5][6]. Aware of all these benefits, the European Commission strongly recommends the adoption of IS practice [7,8].…”

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“…ISNs can be distinguished in two types based on the formation mechanism: (i) the top-down ISNs, designed by a central authority; and (ii) the self-organized ISNs, which are allowed to emerge from the bottom, as the result of a self-organization process undertaken by firms, each of them driven by the willingness to gain economic advantages through IS exchanges [11,12]. Empirical cases demonstrate that both these types can be successful [3,13].…”

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“…They can directly manage the IS project to promote and sustain a top-down ISN, such as in the case of Chinese and Korean Eco-Industrial Parks [22][23][24]. As to a self-organized ISN, they can stimulate the creation of an environment favorable to the spontaneous development of IS relationships among firms, by means of policy measures [3,20]. Whilst the positive effect of the policy interventions on top-down ISNs has been clearly demonstrated in the literature, the effects of the policy measures on the emergence of self-organized ISNs are still not sufficiently investigated [25].…”

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Efficacy of Landfill Tax and Subsidy Policies for the Emergence of Industrial Symbiosis Networks: An Agent-Based Simulation Study

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Abstract:Despite the theoretical value of industrial symbiosis (IS), this approach appears to be underdeveloped in terms of practical applications. Different attempts to stimulate IS in practice are noticed, one of them consisting in the application of adequate policy measures. This paper explores the efficacy of two specific policies (landfill tax and economic subsidy for IS exchanges) in supporting the emergence of self-organized industrial symbiosis networks (ISNs). We frame the ISNs as complex adaptive systems and we design an agent-based model to simulate their emergence. We use a real case study and, by means of the simulation model, we assess how the two policy measures are able to enhance the formation of spontaneous IS relationships, thereby forcing the emergence of the ISN. Results show that both policy measures have a positive effect in all scenarios considered, but the extent is strictly dependent on the environmental conditions in which IS relationships occur. The economic implications for the government are finally discussed.

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“…In pursuit of inclusive and sustainable industrial and economic development, various forms of business infrastructure like industrial park, industrial estate, special economic zone, EIP (eco industrial park) have been extensively practiced in India [3] and in other countries [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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Indicators and Influence Factors for Sustainability Assessment of Inclusive Smart Innovation Clusters

Suresh¹,

James²,

Jegathambal³

2016

JGRE

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Abstract:A new manufacturing and business infrastructure industrial ecosystem model with the state-of-the art core infrastructure and smart applications in the form of inclusive smart innovation cluster is seen as a powerful tool to drive industrial symbiosis, economic, social and inclusive development. Essentially an integrated eco-industrial park, these clusters demonstrate applications of industrial ecology principles among the occupant units, besides promoting sustainable societies from economic, environmental and social perspectives. The holistic planning and development of these clusters from economic, environmental and social sustainability considerations or alternatively, the sustainability assessment of these clusters is highly complex. The research reported upon forms part of a larger study that aims to develop an integrated decision support system for sustainability assessment of inclusive smart innovation cluster. The paper discusses the conceptual model of the cluster and the need to establish context specific key indicators and influence factors from economic, environmental and social sustainability considerations. The paper proposes a structured methodology for development of key indicators and influence factors. The paper concludes by identifying a set of 184 key indicators and influence factors for comprehensive sustainability assessment of inclusive smart innovation cluster.Key words: Eco-industrial cluster and park, sustainability indicator and assessment, influence factors, smart development, sustainable infrastructure.

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Experiences from early stages of a national industrial symbiosis programme in the UK: determinants and coordination challenges

Cited by 287 publications

References 33 publications

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Efficacy of Landfill Tax and Subsidy Policies for the Emergence of Industrial Symbiosis Networks: An Agent-Based Simulation Study

Indicators and Influence Factors for Sustainability Assessment of Inclusive Smart Innovation Clusters

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