The structure, function, and evolution of a regional industrial ecosystem

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-246

  Ashton, Weslynne S ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Industrial ecology; Industrial symbiosis; Puerto Rico; Regional economies; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS; PUERTO RICO; REGIONAL ECONOMIES; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY;

COMPLEXITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ISLAND; SUSTAINABILITY;

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

EID: 67049117632     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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