Quantitative assessment of industrial symbiosis for the promotion of circular economy: a case study of the printed circuit boards industry in China's Suzhou New District

Wen, Zongguo; Meng, Xiaoyan

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.041

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“…Some papers estimated net cost savings for different industrial symbiosis scenarios Martin et al 1998 ) or for existing industrial symbiosis networks in Kalundborg (Jacobsen 2006 ); Guayama, Puerto Rico (Chertow and Lombardi 2005 ); Oahu, Hawai'i (Chertow and Miyata 2011 );and Kawasaki, Japan (Van Berkel et al 2009a ). Going beyond quantifying cost savings, Wen and Meng ( 2014 ) quantifi ed changes in resource productivity through industrial symbiosis, and Park and Behera ( 2014 ) measured how symbiosis increases eco-effi ciency. showed how cost savings achieved through industrial symbiosis contributed to obtaining competitive advantage in the market.…”

Section: Discussion Of Industrial Symbiosis Researchmentioning

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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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Section: Discussion Of Industrial Symbiosis Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Chertow

Park

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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“…Allwood and Cullen (2012) used MFA to map global flows of key materials, energy, and emissions, which allow greater confidence in exploring opportunities for efficiency and recovery. Wen and Li (2010) used MFA to explore possible measures to promote CE, and Wen and Meng (2015) utilised MFA to assess the impact of employing industrial symbiosis to achieve circular economies. Ghisellini et al (2016) reported the use of life cycle analysis to frame and assess the environmental performance of supply chain symbiosis in eco-industrial parks, and -already almost two decades ago -Fischer-Kowalski and Hüttler (1998) identified MFA as a powerful and indispensable tool for the analysis of environmental problems and socio-economic metabolism.…”

Section: Tools and Techniques For Building Research In A Circular Ecomentioning

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Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework

Pomponi

Moncaster

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The built environment puts major pressure on the natural environment; its role in transitioning to a circular economy (CE) is therefore fundamental. However, current CE research tends to focus either on the macro-scale, such as eco-parks, or the micro-scale, such as manufactured products, with the risk of ignoring the additional impacts and potentials at the meso-scale of individual buildings. This article sets out to unpack the fundamental defining dimensions of a CE and frame them for CE studies for the built environment. A critical literature review forms the basis for identifying and framing such fundamental dimensions. Our contribution highlights the key roles of interdisciplinary research and of both bottom-up and top-down initiatives in facilitating the transition to 'circular buildings'. The frame for reference has been used to capture current discourse on the sustainability of the built environment and has proved to be a valuable tool to cluster existing initiatives and highlight missing links for interdisciplinary endeavours. The article represents a contribution to the theoretical foundations of CE research in the built environment and a stepping stone to shape future research initiatives.

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“…The majority of articles can be classified as implementation studies, with an emphasis on case studies of predominantly Chinese eco-industrial initiatives at the meso-level of EIPs [17,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] or SCs and networks [6,10,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]. Studies on the macro-level of cities [44][45][46], economic areas [47,48], and national and global industries, particularly logistics and waste [7,14,[49][50][51][52], were only included if they informed implementation on the meso-level, as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria.…”

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“…In terms of antecedents, a number of authors identify industrial ecology [6,14,16,18,20,32,79] and industrial symbiosis or metabolism [26,35,46,52,78,82] as the main antecedents, and focus on the closing of resource flows in production and consumption. Others [13,45,55,62] name cleaner production to "protect the environment and prevent pollution" [45] (p. 506).…”

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Supply Chain Configurations in the Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

2017

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Abstract:As the circular economy (CE) gains traction in literature and practice, several academic communities are opening up spaces that move away from the CE as a pure engineering concept. This systematic literature review (n = 77) analyses and discusses the fragmented body of knowledge on the meso-level of supply chains (SCs): (a) to find common ground that underpins the current implementation of the CE on this level; and (b) to identify drivers, inhibitors, and enablers from which CE SC configurations emerge. The review finds that there remain differences in CE definitions that result from claimed antecedents and scopes, resulting in distinct research streams. On the meso-level, eco-industrial parks, environmental SCs, and closed-loop SCs each face significant challenges. The latter potentially offers the largest environmental benefits but engenders radical changes for business models and exposes SCs to more risk. We firstly argue for moving away from using a prescriptive set of practices as definitions for the CE towards a set of overarching goals to allow for the inclusion of future practices and techniques. Secondly, we highlight that research going beyond the meso-level to consider the wider social and institutional environment is needed to solve current challenges.

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Quantitative assessment of industrial symbiosis for the promotion of circular economy: a case study of the printed circuit boards industry in China's Suzhou New District

Cited by 177 publications

References 27 publications

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014

Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework

Supply Chain Configurations in the Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

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