Structural complexity analysis for industrial ecosystems: A case study on LuBei industrial ecosystem in China

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-187

  Chen, Liang ^a,b   Wang, Rusong ^a   Yang, Jianxin ^a   Shi, Yongliang ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDIZATION   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological complexity; Industrial ecosystem; Industrial species; Natural ecosystem; Structural analysis; Structure complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955586816     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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