Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal  (PIE)
ISSN (Online): 1478-8764  -  ISSN (Print): 1476-8917

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   Objectives

The objective of PIE is to bridge material and energy flow analysis to business studies, management and organisational studies and to corporate environmental management. In this way, our objective is to contribute to the ecological, but also to the social and economic dimensions, of sustainable development. While the approach of PIE in combining engineering and natural science orientated methods with social science or business economics methods is a novel and fresh contribution to the theory of industrial ecology, the journal also sees this bridge as the critical step that must be taken to turn industrial ecology theory into industrial ecology practice.

   Readership

Academics, practitioners, business stakeholders and the government and others involved in sustainable development research and practice, in material and energy flow studies and applications and in corporate social responsibility and environmental management.

   Contents

PIE encourages the use of a systems approach to the flows of matter and energy. This provides a vehicle to complement intra-organisational environmental management with inter-organisational environmental management, because the physical flows cross products, process and firm boundaries. Inter-organisational environmental management addresses the entire life cycle of products from cradle to grave and all the networks, economic actors and business stakeholders along this life cycle.

   Subject Coverage

Topics covered include the following, with the underlying aim to contribute to sustainable development through industrial ecology research and practice:

Material and energy flow analysis

• Industrial metabolism
• Material flow analysis (MFA)
• Energy flow analysis
• Life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Substance flow analysis (SFA)
• Eco-industrial parks, industrial symbiosis and industrial ecosystems

Business strategy, environmental management and industrial ecology

• Business strategy and inter-organisational environmental management
• Life cycle management
• Environmental supply chain management
• Integrated chain management
• Environmental value chain management
• Environmental stakeholder management
• Environmental network management
• Environmental management systems (EMS) and inter-organisational management
• Environmental auditing and reporting and inter-organisational management
• Regional environmental management systems (REMS)
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
• SMEs and inter-organisational environmental management
• Decision-making analysis and the environment
• Cleaner production

Government, environmental policy instruments and industrial ecology

• Legislation
• Market and economic based instruments of environmental policy
• Voluntary instruments
• Extended producer responsibility

Comparison of economic/industrial systems and natural ecosystems

• Industrial ecosystem metaphor and analogy
• Industrial ecosystem structural and organisational properties
• Biomimicry
• Metabolism in natural ecosystems and in industrial systems
• Earth system ecology
• Landscape ecology
• Earth systems engineering
• Ecological economics
• Philosophy of science, ethics and the scientific field of industrial ecology
• Sustainable development and industrial ecology

   Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted). All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors is available.

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines web-page.

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   Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

African Editor

Dr. Evans Kituyi
University of Nairobi
Industrial Ecology Group, Department of Chemistry
PO BOX 30197
00100 Nairobi
KENYA

Asian Editor

Prof. Anthony Shun Fung Chiu
De La Salle University Manila
Cleaner Production/Eco Industrial
Development Specialist, 2288 Radium Street
Sta Ana, Manila 1017
PHILIPPINES

Assistant Editor

Prof. Ilkka Savolainen
VTT PROCESSES
Systems and Models, Tekniikantie 4 C
P.O.Box 1606
FIN-02044 VTT
FINLAND

Indian Editor

Prof. Arun Sahay
Professor, Strategic & Environmental Management; Chairman, Center for Enterpreneurship
Management Development Institute
Mehrauli Road, Gurgaon - 122001
INDIA

Editorial Board Members

Dr. James BaldwinJa
The University of Sheffield
Management School
9 Mappin Street
Sheffield S1 4DT
UK

Dr. Henrikke BaumannHe
Chalmers University of Technology
Dept. of Environmental Systems Analysis
SE-41296 Göteborg
SWEDEN

Dr. Rupert BaumgartnerRu
Montanuniversität Leoben
Institute for Economic and Business Management
Franz-Josef Str. 18
A-8700 Leoben
AUSTRIA

Dr. Alan C. BrentAl
University of Stellenbosch
School of Public Management and Planning
Van Der Sterr Building
Private Bag X1
Matieland 7602
SOUTH AFRICA

Dr. Terrence E. BrownTe
Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
Industrial Engineering and Management
Lindstedtsvägen 30
100 44 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Dr. Pontus CerinPo
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Corporate Sustainability Management
Dept. of Industrial Economics and Management
SE-10044 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Dr. Pierre DesrochersPi
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto at Mississauga
Department of Geography
3359 Mississauga Road North, South Building, Room 3107 Mississauga
Ontario L5L 1C6
CANADA

Dr. Pauline DeutzPa
University of Hull
Department of Geography
Hull
HU6 7RX
UK

Dr. Ola ErikssonOl
Research Scientist
University of Gävle
Department of Building Quality
Institution of Technology and Built Environment
SE-80176 Gävle
SWEDEN

Dr. Wolf FichtnerWo
University of Karlsruhe
Institute for Industrial Production (IIP)
Hertzstr 16
D-76187 Karlsruhe
GERMANY

Prof. Frank FiggeFr
Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Management School
25 University Square
Belfast BT7 1NN
UK

Prof. Göran FinnvedenG&
KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)
Division of Environmental Strategies Research - fms
Department of Urban Planning and Environment
School of Architecture and the Built Environment
SE-10044 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Dr. Bhaskar Sen GuptaBh
Queen’s University Belfast
School of Chemical Engineering
David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road
Belfast BT9 5AG
UK

Prof. Lorenz M. HiltyLo
Head, Technology and Society Laboratory
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
Lerchenfeldstr. 5
CH-9014 St. Gallen
SWITZERLAND

Dr. Jukka HoffrenJu
Senior Researcher
Statistics Finland
Statistical Methodology R&D
Työpajakatu 13
FIN-005800 Helsinki
FINLAND

Dr. Antero HonkasaloAn
Director, Environmental Protection in Industry and Trade
Ministry of Environment
PO Box 35
FIN-00023 Government
FINLAND

Prof. Joseph HuberJo
Martin-Luther-Universität
Halle-Wittenberg, Economic and Environmental Sociology
Emil-Abderhalden-Straße 7
D-06108 Halle (Saale)
GERMANY

Dr. Michael H. HuesemannMi
Staff Environmental Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sequim
WA 98382
USA

Dr. Pekka JokinenPe
Adjunct Professor
University of Tampere
Department of Regional Studies
FIN-33014 University of Tampere
FINLAND

Dr. Miika KajanusMi
Research & Innovation Manager
Savonia Polytechnic
Forest Management
Kotikyläntie 254
FIN-74100 Iisalmi
FINLAND

Dr. Matti KamppinenMa
Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion
University of Turku
Department of Cultural Studies
Henrikinkatu 3
Turku FIN-20114
FINLAND

Dr. George KassinisGe
Associate Professor, Department of Public and Business Administration
University of Cyprus
PO Box 20537
1678, Nicosia
CYPRUS

Dr. Martina KeitschMa
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Programme for Industrial Ecology, Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Høgskoleringen 5, Realfagsbygget - NTNU Gløshaugen
7491 Trondheim
NORWAY

Dr. Outi KorhonenOu
Legal Adviser
Luoteisvayla 6
FIN-00200 Helsinki
FINLAND

Dr. Gyöngyi KovácsGy
Acting Assistant Professor
HANKEN – Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki
Department of Marketing
Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography
P.O Box 479
00101 Helsinki
FINLAND

Prof. Susanne KytziaSu
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Regional Resource Management, ETH Hönggerberg
HIL H 28.3, PO Box 171
CH-8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND

Prof. Staffan LaestadiusSt
Associate Professor
Royal Institute of Technology
Industrial Dynamics Group
Dept. of Industrial Economics and Management
SE-100 44 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Dr. David LalDa
Dean of Master´s Programmes Department
Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU)
Tole-Bi Str.59
Almaty 480090
KAZAKHSTAN

Prof. Raimo LovioRa
Helsinki School of Business Administration
Department of Management (Management and Organisations)
Lapuankatu 6
FIN-00100
FINLAND

Dr. Jyrki LuukkanenJy
Senior Researcher
Turku School of Economics and Business Administration
Finland Futures Research Centre
Hämeenkatu 7D
FIN-33100 Tampere
FINLAND

Dr. Ilmo MäenpääIl
Docent
University of Oulu
Northern Research Thule Institute
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, PO Box 7300
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
FINLAND

Prof. Shobhana MadhavanSh
University of Westminster
Centre for Business and Environment
Westminster Business School
35 Marylebone Road
London NW1 5LS
UK

Prof. Matti MelanenMa
Research Professor
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
PO Box 140
Mechelininkatu 34 a
FIN-00251 Helsinki
FINLAND

Dr. Ville NiutanenVi
Business Development Director
Biomaa Ltd.
Sisutie 5
FI-01900 Nurmijärvi
FINLAND

Dr. Boon Lay OngBo
National University of Singapore
Department of Architecture
School of Design and Environment
4 Architecture Drive
Singapore 117566
SINGAPORE

Dr. Ari PaloviitaAr
Senior Assistant, Master's Degree Programme in Corporate Environmental Management
University of Jyväskylä
School of Business and Economics
PO Box 35
FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä
FINLAND

Dr. Philip PeckPh
Lund University
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics – IIIEE
PO Box 196
Tegnersplatsen 4
SE-22100 Lund
SWEDEN

Dr. Eva PongraczEv
University of Oulu
Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
P.O.Box 4300
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
FINLAND

Dr. Pall RikhardssonPa
Business Advisor
SAS Institute A/S
Financial Intelligence Division
Købmagergade 7-9
DK-1150 Copenhagen K
DENMARK

Prof. Brian H. RobertsBr
Director for the Centre for Developing Cities
University of Canberra
Division of Science and Design
ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Dr. Karl-Henrik RobèrtKa
The Natural Step International
Garvargatan 9C
SE-112 21 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Prof. Pekka SalminenPe
University of Jyväskylä
Department of Economics
FINLAND

Prof. Stefan SchalteggerSt
University of Lueneburg
Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
Scharnhorstrasse 1
D-21335 Lueneburg
GERMANY

Dr. T. P. SeagerT.
Assistant Professor Civil Engineering
Purdue University
School of Civil Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Dr.
West Lafayette IN 47905
USA

Dr. Juha-Pekka SnäkinJu
Project Manager
Oulu Polytechnic
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Metsäkouluntie
FIN-90650 Oulu
FINLAND

Dr. James TanseyJa
James Martin Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies
University of Oxford
James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization
Saïd Business School
Park End Street
Oxford OX1 1HP
UK

Dr. Jarmo VehmasJa
Senior Researcher
Turku School of Economics
Finland Futures Research Centre,
Hämeenkatu 7 D
FIN-33100 Tampere
FINLAND

Dr. Walter J.V. VermeulenWa
Utrecht University
Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation
Department of Environmental Studies and Policy,
PO Box 80115
3508 TC Utrecht
NETHERLANDS

Prof. Michael Von HauffMi
University of Kaiserslautern
PO Box 3049
67653 Kaiserslautern
GERMANY

Dr. Fredrik Von MalmborgFr
Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communication
Division for Energy
SE-103 33 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Dr. Perry Pei-Ju YangPe
National University of Singapore
Department of Architecture
School of Design and Environment
4 Architecture Drive
Singapore 117566
SINGAPORE