Reflections on implementing industrial ecology through eco-industrial park development |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography, University of Hull, UK;2. Environmental Technologies Centre of Industrial Collaboration, Department of Geography, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK;1. School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2;2. School of Environmental Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China;3. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hongkong SAR, PR China;4. School for Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350007, PR China;5. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, PR China;6. Liaoning Academy for Environmental Planning Co., Ltd, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110161, PR China;1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Av. Beauchef 851, Piso 6-poniente, Grupo de Ingeniería Sistémica de Procesos y Sustentabilidad, 8370456 Santiago, Chile;2. Process Modeling and Distributed Computing Lab, University of Chile, Beauchef 850, Santiago, Chile;1. Department of Production Engineering, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil;2. Center of Natural Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil;3. Environmental Engineering Sciences, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil;1. The Danish Center for Environmental Assessment, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;2. Port of Aalborg, Langerak 19, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | This paper investigates whether eco-industrial parks (EIPs) offer possibilities to implement sustainable development policies. EIPs are based upon industrial ecology principles that suggest industrial systems can operate in a similar fashion to natural ecological systems. Drawing upon a survey of all identifiable EIPs in the USA and Europe and in-depth interview surveys of 16 EIPs, the research discovered few examples of networking between firms or processes using wastes and materials recycling. Most EIPs are at a very early stage of development, where linkages are potential rather than real. The problems encountered in developing EIPs from scratch suggests that a more fruitful approach is to build upon existing and potential linkages within a locality, assisted by a pro-active policy to encourage interchanges. |
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