Understanding the organization of industrial ecosystems: A social network approach

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-51

  Ashton, Weslynne ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Industrial symbiosis; Pharmaceutical; Puerto Rico; Social network analysis; Social science

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; GRAPH THEORY; KETONES; MANAGERS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS; INPUT AND OUTPUT (I/O); PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS; PRODUCT SALES; PUERTO RICO; SHARED MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS (SNA); SOCIAL NETWORKS; SUPPLY-CHAIN LINKS; YALE UNIVERSITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYMBIOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARCELONETA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 48249116042     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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