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Category
Industrial symbiosis classifi cation criteria followed by example paper(s)
Mechanism
Analyze underlying processes through which
IS develops and related infl uencing factors
such as institutional capacity, government
policy, and social relations that play a
signifi cant role
Gibbs ( 2003 ), Mirata ( 2004 ),
Baas and Huisingh ( 2008 ),
Grant et al. ( 2010 ), and
Domenech and Davies ( 2011 )
Modeling
Adopt and discuss various modeling schemes, for example, to optimize
material fl ows or to understand evolution or changes in resilience for an
industrial ecosystem
Optimize water, energy, waste fl ows
Nobel and Allen ( 2000 ),
Hipólito-Valencia et al. ( 2014 ),
and Cimren et al. ( 2011 )
Adopt system dynamics
Bailey et al. ( 1999 )
Adopt agent-based modeling
Cao et al. ( 2009 ) and Kim et al.
( 2012 )
Model evolution of industrial symbiosis
Qin ( 2006 ), Huo and Chai
( 2008 ), and Zhu and Ruth
( 2014 )
Model resilience of industrial symbiosis
Chopra and Khanna ( 2014 )
Model stability of industrial symbiosis
Ng et al. ( 2014 )
Structure
Analyze structural elements of the industrial
symbiosis network such as connectance,
diversity, or scale
Lyons ( 2007 ), Zhang et al.
( 2013 ), and Penn et al. ( 2014 )
Case study
Present a broad overview of specifi c industrial symbiosis initiatives/projects
from various perspectives or examine multiple cases to conduct a review or
make comparisons
Case study at the level of fi rm
Zhu et al. ( 2007 )
Case study at the level of industry
Wolf and Petersson ( 2007 ) and
Dong et al. ( 2013 )
Case study at the level of cluster
Park et al. ( 2008 ) and Taddeo
et al. ( 2012 )
Case study at the level of city
Elabras Veiga and Magrini
( 2009 )
Case study at the level of region
Baas ( 2008 ) and Shi et al.
( 2010 )
Case study at the level of nation
Van Berkel et al. ( 2009b ), Sakr
et al. ( 2011 ), and Su et al.
( 2013 )
Proposal
Propose a new idea or more specifi c plan or strategy for industrial symbiosis
using a particular waste material, industry, or site
Proposal pertains to a specifi c plan or site
Alfaro and Miller ( 2014 )
Proposal pertains to a specifi c industry
Anh et al. ( 2011 ) and Martin
and Eklund ( 2011 )
Proposal pertains to specifi c waste materials Mirabella et al. ( 2014 )
Propose plans based on the evaluation of
potential benefi ts or modeling results
Taskhiri et al. ( 2014 )
Propose a strategy to design, develop, and
implement industrial symbiosis
Tsvetkova and Gustafsson
( 2012 )
Table 5.5 (continued)
5 Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014
Category
Industrial symbiosis classifi cation criteria followed by example paper(s)
Mechanism
Analyze underlying processes through which
IS develops and related infl uencing factors
such as institutional capacity, government
policy, and social relations that play a
signifi cant role
Gibbs ( 2003 ), Mirata ( 2004 ),
Baas and Huisingh ( 2008 ),
Grant et al. ( 2010 ), and
Domenech and Davies ( 2011 )
Modeling
Adopt and discuss various modeling schemes, for example, to optimize
material fl ows or to understand evolution or changes in resilience for an
industrial ecosystem
Optimize water, energy, waste fl ows
Nobel and Allen ( 2000 ),
Hipólito-Valencia et al. ( 2014 ),
and Cimren et al. ( 2011 )
Adopt system dynamics
Bailey et al. ( 1999 )
Adopt agent-based modeling
Cao et al. ( 2009 ) and Kim et al.
( 2012 )
Model evolution of industrial symbiosis
Qin ( 2006 ), Huo and Chai
( 2008 ), and Zhu and Ruth
( 2014 )
Model resilience of industrial symbiosis
Chopra and Khanna ( 2014 )
Model stability of industrial symbiosis
Ng et al. ( 2014 )
Structure
Analyze structural elements of the industrial
symbiosis network such as connectance,
diversity, or scale
Lyons ( 2007 ), Zhang et al.
( 2013 ), and Penn et al. ( 2014 )
Case study
Present a broad overview of specifi c industrial symbiosis initiatives/projects
from various perspectives or examine multiple cases to conduct a review or
make comparisons
Case study at the level of fi rm
Zhu et al. ( 2007 )
Case study at the level of industry
Wolf and Petersson ( 2007 ) and
Dong et al. ( 2013 )
Case study at the level of cluster
Park et al. ( 2008 ) and Taddeo
et al. ( 2012 )
Case study at the level of city
Elabras Veiga and Magrini
( 2009 )
Case study at the level of region
Baas ( 2008 ) and Shi et al.
( 2010 )
Case study at the level of nation
Van Berkel et al. ( 2009b ), Sakr
et al. ( 2011 ), and Su et al.
( 2013 )
Proposal
Propose a new idea or more specifi c plan or strategy for industrial symbiosis
using a particular waste material, industry, or site
Proposal pertains to a specifi c plan or site
Alfaro and Miller ( 2014 )
Proposal pertains to a specifi c industry
Anh et al. ( 2011 ) and Martin
and Eklund ( 2011 )
Proposal pertains to specifi c waste materials Mirabella et al. ( 2014 )
Propose plans based on the evaluation of
potential benefi ts or modeling results
Taskhiri et al. ( 2014 )
Propose a strategy to design, develop, and
implement industrial symbiosis
Tsvetkova and Gustafsson
( 2012 )
Table 5.5 (continued)
5 Scholarship and Practice in Industrial Symbiosis: 1989–2014