Diversity and connectance in an industrial context: The case of burnside industrial park

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-564

  Wright, Ramsey A ^a   Côté, Raymond P ^a   Duffy, Jack ^a   Brazner, John ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological analogy; Food web; Industrial Ecology (IE); Industrial ecosystem; Industrial symbiosis (IS); Metaphor

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ANALOGY; FOOD WEB; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (IE); INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS (IS); METAPHOR;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD ADDITIVES; PARKS; RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY;

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

CANADA; HALIFAX; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 70349322693     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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