From theory to practice: Enhancing the potential policy impact of industrial ecology

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 2259-2273

  Deutz, Pauline ^a   Ioppolo, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Engineering system metaphor; Impact; Industrial ecology; Industrial symbiosis; Natural ecosystem metaphor; Social science approach; System theory approach

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; POLICY MAKING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84923252629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su7022259     Document Type: Article

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