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F B De Walle - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • eco Industrial park initiatives in the usa and the netherlands first lessons
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2004
    Co-Authors: R R Heeres, Walter J V Vermeulen, F B De Walle
    Abstract:

    Abstract Since the introduction of the Industrial Ecology Concept by Frosch and Gallopoulos in 1989, and the apparent success of the Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis project, attention to planned eco-Industrial park (EIP) development projects has grown all over the world. This article includes data from six of these EIP development projects. Three of the projects discussed are located in the Netherlands and three in the US. This article compares the differences in project approach and results on a national level. The approach suggested is derived from the available EIP development literature. Initial research indicates that the Dutch EIP projects are more successful than their US counterparts. This difference in success can be, mostly, attributed to the fact that the US projects are initiated by local and regional governments that see the project as a way to improve the local/regional economy with access to substantial government funds. Because of this heavy government involvement, US companies are, in general, not interested in the project. The more successful Dutch projects, on the other hand, are mostly initiated by the companies themselves with financial and advisory support from the local and regional government.

R R Heeres - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • eco Industrial park initiatives in the usa and the netherlands first lessons
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2004
    Co-Authors: R R Heeres, Walter J V Vermeulen, F B De Walle
    Abstract:

    Abstract Since the introduction of the Industrial Ecology Concept by Frosch and Gallopoulos in 1989, and the apparent success of the Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis project, attention to planned eco-Industrial park (EIP) development projects has grown all over the world. This article includes data from six of these EIP development projects. Three of the projects discussed are located in the Netherlands and three in the US. This article compares the differences in project approach and results on a national level. The approach suggested is derived from the available EIP development literature. Initial research indicates that the Dutch EIP projects are more successful than their US counterparts. This difference in success can be, mostly, attributed to the fact that the US projects are initiated by local and regional governments that see the project as a way to improve the local/regional economy with access to substantial government funds. Because of this heavy government involvement, US companies are, in general, not interested in the project. The more successful Dutch projects, on the other hand, are mostly initiated by the companies themselves with financial and advisory support from the local and regional government.

Mikael Ohlström - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Applications of the Industrial Ecology Concept in a research project: Technology and Climate Change (CLIMTECH) Research in Finland
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2004
    Co-Authors: Jouni Korhonen, Ilkka Savolainen, Mikael Ohlström
    Abstract:

    Abstract This contribution to the Journal of Cleaner Production special issue ‘Applications of Industrial Ecology’ is based upon an extensive literature review, which produced four criteria to characterise research on the Concept of Industrial Ecology (IE). The criteria are (1) material and energy flows, (2) systems improvement, (3) systems adaptation and (4) change management. The criteria were analysed against the six subject areas of the Technology and Climate Change (CLIMTECH) Research Programme in Finland to identify the applications of the Concept of Industrial Ecology. The results of the analysis contribute (a) to the debate on the characteristics of the emerging Concept of IE, (b) show IE characteristics of a large Finnish research project in the field of climate change mitigation and (c) invite scholars in the field to study the observed unclear and fuzzy role of the Concept of IE in practical research project work. Responses to this article are encouraged for publication in the future issues of Journal of Cleaner Production.

Walter J V Vermeulen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • eco Industrial park initiatives in the usa and the netherlands first lessons
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2004
    Co-Authors: R R Heeres, Walter J V Vermeulen, F B De Walle
    Abstract:

    Abstract Since the introduction of the Industrial Ecology Concept by Frosch and Gallopoulos in 1989, and the apparent success of the Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis project, attention to planned eco-Industrial park (EIP) development projects has grown all over the world. This article includes data from six of these EIP development projects. Three of the projects discussed are located in the Netherlands and three in the US. This article compares the differences in project approach and results on a national level. The approach suggested is derived from the available EIP development literature. Initial research indicates that the Dutch EIP projects are more successful than their US counterparts. This difference in success can be, mostly, attributed to the fact that the US projects are initiated by local and regional governments that see the project as a way to improve the local/regional economy with access to substantial government funds. Because of this heavy government involvement, US companies are, in general, not interested in the project. The more successful Dutch projects, on the other hand, are mostly initiated by the companies themselves with financial and advisory support from the local and regional government.

Jouni Korhonen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Applications of the Industrial Ecology Concept in a research project: Technology and Climate Change (CLIMTECH) Research in Finland
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2004
    Co-Authors: Jouni Korhonen, Ilkka Savolainen, Mikael Ohlström
    Abstract:

    Abstract This contribution to the Journal of Cleaner Production special issue ‘Applications of Industrial Ecology’ is based upon an extensive literature review, which produced four criteria to characterise research on the Concept of Industrial Ecology (IE). The criteria are (1) material and energy flows, (2) systems improvement, (3) systems adaptation and (4) change management. The criteria were analysed against the six subject areas of the Technology and Climate Change (CLIMTECH) Research Programme in Finland to identify the applications of the Concept of Industrial Ecology. The results of the analysis contribute (a) to the debate on the characteristics of the emerging Concept of IE, (b) show IE characteristics of a large Finnish research project in the field of climate change mitigation and (c) invite scholars in the field to study the observed unclear and fuzzy role of the Concept of IE in practical research project work. Responses to this article are encouraged for publication in the future issues of Journal of Cleaner Production.