The Hawaiian Islands: Conceptualizing an Industrial Ecology Holarchic System

Chertow, Marian; Graedel, T. E.; Kanaoka, Koichi S.; Park, Jooyoung

doi:10.3390/su12083104

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“…A more recent study introduced the concept of a holarchic system for Hawaiʻi by using a material and energy flow analysis. It focused https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss1/art9/ on the metabolic linkages between interacting systems, and the proposed approach provides a basis for discovering material, energy, and societal connections (Chertow et al 2020). These examples show the manifold challenges high islands are facing, and how the study of local conditions and solutions can bridge the gap toward sustainable development.…”

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Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawaiʻi can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals

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Elkington²,

Souza³

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Given the dire consequences of the present global climate crisis, the need for alternative ecologically based economic models could not be more urgent. The economic and environmental concerns of the circular economy are well-developed in the literature. However, there remains a gap in research concerning the circular economy's impact on culture and social equity. The underdeveloped social and cultural pillars of the circular economy, along with universal policy goals calling for a context-and need-based framework, makes it necessary to bridge natural and social science objectives in the circular economy. Islands can serve as model systems for studying the circular economy. We examine how Hawaiʻi, through the philosophy of aloha ʻāina, the Hawaiian ancestral circular economy, and contemporary community approaches toward advancing Indigenous economic justice can be one model system for understanding principles of circularity and policy advocacy. We introduce the concept of the ancestral circular economy and how aspects of this Indigenous institution can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals. Furthermore, we present aloha ʻāina as a framework for reciprocal care between human-environment relations while addressing the social and cultural pillars that aid in the development of these dimensions of the circular economy.

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Section: Islands As Model Systems For Studying the Circular Economymentioning

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Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawaiʻi can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals

Beamer¹,

Elkington²,

Souza³

et al. 2023

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“…The entropy value of the primary component factor is calculated by Equation (6). The utility value of each indicator is computed by Equation (7). Thus, five main components are obtained by Equation (8).…”

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“…Lowenthal (1998) pointed out that applying the principles of natural ecology in industrial research can improve people's understanding of industrial systems [6]. Since the 1990s, developed countries have gradually formed a relatively complete industrial ecological market mechanism, and the research field has expanded from theoretical research of concepts and technology to applied research on the economy, systems, and management [7].…”

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An Ecological Development Level Evaluation of the Forestry Industry in China Based on a Hybrid Ensemble Approach

Zhang

2021

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The straits of ecological development in the forestry industry and the problems existing in the industrial forestry system are currently the main focus of policy-making research in China, to alleviate the contradiction between forestry economic development and the ecological environment, as well as evaluate the level and trend of the ecological development in China’s forestry industry. This paper analyzed the status of ecological development in China’s forestry industry via public data, constructed a novel evaluation index system for forestry industrial ecological development, and proposed a hybrid ensemble approach combined with principal component analysis, entropy weights, and fuzzy-DEMATEL to synthetically evaluate the ecological development level and system coordination of the forestry industry in each province of China. The experimental results show that technological innovation ability is the most significant restriction for the ecological development of China’s forestry industry. Obvious regional differences in the promotion degree of ecological development and the coordination of various elements throughout the country has also been confirmed. Findings of our research could be used for promoting the green transformation and upgrading of the forestry industry, and providing targeted practical countermeasures according to local conditions for governments at all levels.

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“…Islands have “methodological utility” (Chertow et al 2020 ). With relatively well-defined boundaries, naturally and socially, they can be “real-world laboratories” (Schäpke et al 2018 )—an approach that is gaining momentum in addressing complex societal problems.…”

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“…An early MFA was for Trinket Island (India) (Singh et al 2001 ; Singh and Grünbühel 2003 ), the same case later compared to the rise in material and energy consumption caused by excessive aid following the 2004 Asian tsunami (Singh and Haas 2016 ; Fetzel et al 2018 ). Other notable “flow” studies on islands are Cuba (Eisenhut 2009 ), Iceland, Trinidad and Tobago (Krausmann et al 2014 ), Malta (Conrad and Cassar 2014 ), the Philippines (Martinico-Perez et al 2018 ), Hawaii (Chertow et al 2020 ), New Caledonia (Bahers et al 2020 ), and more recently, an investigation of long-term biomass flows in the Caribbean (Rahman et al 2022 ).…”

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Analyzing Socio-Metabolic Vulnerability: Evidence from the Comoros Archipelago

2022

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Small island developing states are often characterized as vulnerable owing to their unique geographies of smallness and remoteness, resource insecurity, and more recently from the impacts of climate change. These vulnerabilities are often manifested in resource insecurity, significant imports, poor waste management, and the inability to develop economies of scale. In effect, sustaining small islands in an era of global environmental change is a task both scholars and policy makers are increasingly grappling with. Can small islands be sustainable? This research examines the social metabolism of an island system, and introduces the concept of “socio-metabolic vulnerability”. As such, this research provides novel insights into the linkages between patterns of resource-use, systemic risks and vulnerability. Results from a local material and energy flow analysis (local-MEFA) for the island of Ndzuwani (Comoros) suggest a very low level of resource-use but at the same time heavy reliance on critical imports that cover vast distances, that are vulnerable to price and climate shocks. Informal activities in resource extraction play an important role in lending both vulnerability and resilience to Ndzuwani. This study adds to the scarce body of literature that argues that small island economies would need to leverage resource-use patterns to build system resilience, along with bold policies and institutions that support material circularity, engage communities and fosters frugal innovation.

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The Hawaiian Islands: Conceptualizing an Industrial Ecology Holarchic System

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawaiʻi can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals

Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawaiʻi can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals

An Ecological Development Level Evaluation of the Forestry Industry in China Based on a Hybrid Ensemble Approach

Analyzing Socio-Metabolic Vulnerability: Evidence from the Comoros Archipelago

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