The potential of Industrial Ecology in agri-food clusters (AFCs): A case study based on valorisation of auxiliary materials

Ecological Economics

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-75

  Simboli, Alberto ^a   Taddeo, Raffaella ^a   Morgante, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri food cluster; Agricultural plastics; Auxiliary material wastes; Industrial ecology; Industrial symbiosis; Repair

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLOITATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; REPAIR; SYMBIOSIS;

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EID: 84921939582     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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