Industrial ecology principles are a powerful tool for assessing the sustainability of modern engineering and production processes including Industrial Parks. This paper reviews the possibility of developing a set of benchmark indicators to assess the environmental sustainability of Industrial Parks (Industrial Park) utilising four main environmental sustainability categories- air emissions, water emissions and waste management both in terms of the waste produced and potential waste by-product exchanges (industrial symbiosis). This paper outlines preliminary results from a broader research project focusing on the development of potential ‘benchmark’ sustainability indictors for Industrial Parks utilizing the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA) in Perth, Western Australia as a case study reference.
Waste management in an industrial park: industrial ecology benefits
SIMEONI, Patrizia;
2011-01-01
Abstract
Industrial ecology principles are a powerful tool for assessing the sustainability of modern engineering and production processes including Industrial Parks. This paper reviews the possibility of developing a set of benchmark indicators to assess the environmental sustainability of Industrial Parks (Industrial Park) utilising four main environmental sustainability categories- air emissions, water emissions and waste management both in terms of the waste produced and potential waste by-product exchanges (industrial symbiosis). This paper outlines preliminary results from a broader research project focusing on the development of potential ‘benchmark’ sustainability indictors for Industrial Parks utilizing the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA) in Perth, Western Australia as a case study reference.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
