Industrial ecosystems as technological niches

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Adamides, Emmanuel D ^a   Mouzakitis, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Industrial ecology; Industrial ecosystems; Industrial production paradigms; Socio technical systems; Strategic niche management; Transitions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PARADIGMS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT; TRANSITIONS;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 54249153851     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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