Industrial symbiosis opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises: Preliminary study in the Besaya region (Cantabria, Northern Spain)

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 357-374

  Puente, M C Ruiz ^a   Arozamena, E Romero ^a   Evans, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Ecosystems; Industrial area; Industrial symbiosis; Small and medium sized enterprises; Waste synergies

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; ECOLOGY; REPAIR;

ECO-INNOVATION; GLOBAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS; MANAGEMENT SERVICE; PAPER INDUSTRIES; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84925302649     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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