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| Author: | Bey, C. |
| Title: | Quo Vadis Industrial Ecology? Realigning the Discipline with its Roots |
| Journal: | Greener Management International
2002 : SUMMER, 34, p. 35-42 |
| Index terms: | ECOLOGY DISCIPLINE ANALYTICAL REVIEW |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a critical appraisal of developments in research and application in the field of industrial ecology. On its inception around a decade ago, the concept derived great strength from drawing on the metaphor of the natural ecosystem, building on the work of theoretical ecologists, which this paper discusses briefly. Industrial ecologists early on sought to provide advice on problems met in restructuring the socioeconomic system as a whole by using the metaphor of a dynamic natural system comprising producers, consumers and recyclers that can exhibit pioneering and climax phases. The paper provides a substantial list of references on this subject. |
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