Many organizations have found themselves well advanced in their sustainability strategies and reaching the limits of progress made through eco-efficiency measures and regulatory compliance. Looking for novel approaches and solutions, many managers are turning to bioinspiration a…
Many organizations have found themselves well advanced in their sustainability strategies and reaching the limits of progress made through eco-efficiency measures and regulatory compliance. Looking for novel approaches and solutions, many managers are turning to bioinspiration a…
This title explores the interface between two disciplines - industrial ecology (IE) and innovation studies (IS). Both hold dear their contribution to the aim of instigating environmental improvement and more sustainable futures.
Explores the disciplinary interfaces and practical implications of working across the two disciplines of industrial ecology and innovation studies. This book illustrates the problems and opportunities of working across this bi-disciplinary interface, with case studies presented …
Explores the disciplinary interfaces and practical implications of working across the two disciplines of industrial ecology and innovation studies. This book illustrates the problems and opportunities of working across this bi-disciplinary interface, with case studies presented …
This title explores the interface between two disciplines - industrial ecology (IE) and innovation studies (IS). Both hold dear their contribution to the aim of instigating environmental improvement and more sustainable futures.
The UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is the first industrial symbiosis (IS) network in the world to have been established at national level. Many studies have recently investigated the UK NISP, but much work remains to be done in understanding the context that e…
Global population by 2050 is predicted to be over 9 billion and accordingly, the production systems will demolish about 140 billion tons per year of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass, i.e., thrice of the current need, and the food production itself has to be doubled. Opti…
"The first text available devoted completely to industrial ecology/green engineering, this introduction provides everything instructors need to teach a successful course - including visuals - in one source. The authors use industrial ecology principles and cases to ground the di…
