Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=55&year=2010&vol=7&issue=3 Inderscience Publishers Ltd en-uk Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal 1476-8917 1478-8764 © 2010 Inderscience Publishers Ltd editor@inderscience.com https://www.inderscience.com/images/files/coverImgs/pie_scoverpie.jpg http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=55&year=2010&vol=7&issue=3 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=37775 A more holistic approach to the utilisation of process industry residues is a major theme of current research. The beneficial utilisation of industrial residues, as a logical step towards the goal of sustainability through sustainable development, is crystallised within the concept of industrial symbiosis (IS). The reduction of environmental impacts, including CO<SUB align=right>2 emissions from industrial production by encouraging the utilisation of raw materials and process residues with smaller emission footprints is a current mitigation option. Through the lens of materials flow systems thinking provided by industrial symbiosis, we have arrived at fruitful research opportunities in steel, pulp and paper mill waste, by-product and residues' utilisation that can enhance the development of larger and more diverse industrial symbiosis systems. We present a literature review and rationale for the inter-industry utilisation of residues between the steel, pulp and paper sectors, proposing a spectrum of residue-based product concepts for further research. Innovative use potential of industrial residues from the steel, paper and pulp industries – a preliminary study
Gary Watkins, Mikko Makela, Olli Dahl
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 185 - 204
A more holistic approach to the utilisation of process industry residues is a major theme of current research. The beneficial utilisation of industrial residues, as a logical step towards the goal of sustainability through sustainable development, is crystallised within the concept of industrial symbiosis (IS). The reduction of environmental impacts, including CO<SUB align=right>2 emissions from industrial production by encouraging the utilisation of raw materials and process residues with smaller emission footprints is a current mitigation option. Through the lens of materials flow systems thinking provided by industrial symbiosis, we have arrived at fruitful research opportunities in steel, pulp and paper mill waste, by-product and residues' utilisation that can enhance the development of larger and more diverse industrial symbiosis systems. We present a literature review and rationale for the inter-industry utilisation of residues between the steel, pulp and paper sectors, proposing a spectrum of residue-based product concepts for further research.

]]> 10.1504/PIE.2010.037775 Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 185 - 204 Gary Watkins Mikko Makela Olli Dahl Department of Forest Products Technology, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland. ' Department of Forest Products Technology, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland. ' Department of Forest Products Technology, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 16300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland industrial symbiosis industrial ecology blast furnace slag green liquor dregs GLD slaker grits fibre clay lime wastes cement fibre reinforced concrete products fertiliser industrial residues industrial waste sustainability sustainable development materials flow steel industry paper and pulp industry. 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 7 3 185 204 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=37776 The environmental sustainability of tourism has been increasingly appearing in Local Agenda 21 and in the development policies of many countries. Although several studies have focused on sustainable tourism, only a few of them are based on life cycle assessment (LCA), the main methodology to assess environmental issues from a life cycle perspective. In order to gain a better understanding of the limited application of LCA in the tourism sector, the authors have critically reviewed the international literature and have carried out a case study on an Italian hotel. In this paper, results of such an implementation are concisely presented. From this study, key points for LCA development are envisaged, and the role of LCA in the framework of sustainable tourism is analysed. Life cycle assessment in the framework of sustainable tourism: a preliminary examination of its effectiveness and challenges
Camillo De Camillis, Andrea Raggi, Luigia Petti
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 205 - 218
The environmental sustainability of tourism has been increasingly appearing in Local Agenda 21 and in the development policies of many countries. Although several studies have focused on sustainable tourism, only a few of them are based on life cycle assessment (LCA), the main methodology to assess environmental issues from a life cycle perspective. In order to gain a better understanding of the limited application of LCA in the tourism sector, the authors have critically reviewed the international literature and have carried out a case study on an Italian hotel. In this paper, results of such an implementation are concisely presented. From this study, key points for LCA development are envisaged, and the role of LCA in the framework of sustainable tourism is analysed.

]]> 10.1504/PIE.2010.037776 Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 205 - 218 Camillo De Camillis Andrea Raggi Luigia Petti Dipartimento di Scienze, Universita degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio', Viale Pindaro, 42, Pescara 65127, Italy. ' DASTA – Dip. delle Scienze Aziendali, Statistiche, Tecnologiche e Ambientali, Universita degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio', Viale Pindaro, 42, Pescara 65127, Italy. ' DASTA – Dip. delle Scienze Aziendali, Statistiche, Tecnologiche e Ambientali, Universita degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio', Viale Pindaro, 42, Pescara 65127, Italy sustainable tourism life cycle assessment LCA life cycle management LCM life cycle thinking accommodation tourist services hospitality lodgings hotels Italy sustainability. 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 7 3 205 218 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=37777 Current initiatives to deal with climate change no longer focus entirely on mitigation. Adaptation to climate change is now receiving much needed attention. However, many scholars are concerned over possible conflicts between mitigation and adaptation policies, due to the discrepancies in various operational scales of the two approaches. Using the building industry and urban development as the focus area, we argue that this is not necessarily the case, as mitigation and adaptation can be practiced over multiple scales and levels. We caution that there can actually be six possible types of conflict between mitigation and adaptation policies and legislations in the building industry and urban development, based on the various combinations of scales of mitigation and adaptation. Based on the analysis of such possible conflicts, in this paper, we propose how integrated policies could be designed and implemented to tackle negative and 'unanticipated' policy outcomes in the future. A multi-scale analysis of possible conflicts between climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives in the building industry and human settlement
H.W. Kua, A. Gunawansa
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 219 - 238
Current initiatives to deal with climate change no longer focus entirely on mitigation. Adaptation to climate change is now receiving much needed attention. However, many scholars are concerned over possible conflicts between mitigation and adaptation policies, due to the discrepancies in various operational scales of the two approaches. Using the building industry and urban development as the focus area, we argue that this is not necessarily the case, as mitigation and adaptation can be practiced over multiple scales and levels. We caution that there can actually be six possible types of conflict between mitigation and adaptation policies and legislations in the building industry and urban development, based on the various combinations of scales of mitigation and adaptation. Based on the analysis of such possible conflicts, in this paper, we propose how integrated policies could be designed and implemented to tackle negative and 'unanticipated' policy outcomes in the future.

]]> 10.1504/PIE.2010.037777 Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 219 - 238 H.W. Kua A. Gunawansa Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, 117566, Singapore. ' Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, 117566, Singapore climate change adaptation mitigation construction industry legislative initiatives legislation policy initiatives building industry urban development. 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 7 3 219 238 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=37778 The term industrial ecology (IE) with its emphasis on symbiotic factories represents a metaphor for how the manufacturing sector can be reconstituted and sent down the path of sustainable development (SD). However, that journey cannot proceed until several obstacles have been removed or circumvented. The one discussed and analysed in this paper deals with how to initiate organisationally an IE undertaking composed of multiple members. Transaction cost economics provides the conceptual foundation for revealing why the exchanges among the IE members are problematic. These exchange difficulties have been aggravated by the universalist stance usually implied in the SD literature. To counter this, the music metaphor (emphasising performers working together) provides the mental vehicle for demonstrating that IE projects can be hypothetically organised both universally and particularly. To put realism into this conjecture, brief vignettes of industrial icons from the European Union, India, and the USA show that cultural preferences for industrial organisation do exist. These 'national' preferences (labelled conductor, master, and star) when applied to the universal cement kiln introduced herein show that there are culturally superior methods for organising national IE undertakings and moving industrial actors in a more sustainable direction. Music: a metaphor for industrial ecology
Van V. Miller, Ananda Mukherji
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 239 - 256
The term industrial ecology (IE) with its emphasis on symbiotic factories represents a metaphor for how the manufacturing sector can be reconstituted and sent down the path of sustainable development (SD). However, that journey cannot proceed until several obstacles have been removed or circumvented. The one discussed and analysed in this paper deals with how to initiate organisationally an IE undertaking composed of multiple members. Transaction cost economics provides the conceptual foundation for revealing why the exchanges among the IE members are problematic. These exchange difficulties have been aggravated by the universalist stance usually implied in the SD literature. To counter this, the music metaphor (emphasising performers working together) provides the mental vehicle for demonstrating that IE projects can be hypothetically organised both universally and particularly. To put realism into this conjecture, brief vignettes of industrial icons from the European Union, India, and the USA show that cultural preferences for industrial organisation do exist. These 'national' preferences (labelled conductor, master, and star) when applied to the universal cement kiln introduced herein show that there are culturally superior methods for organising national IE undertakings and moving industrial actors in a more sustainable direction.

]]> 10.1504/PIE.2010.037778 Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 239 - 256 Van V. Miller Ananda Mukherji Smith Hall 204H, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USA. ' A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business, Texas A&M International University, 5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041-1900, USA industrial ecology industrial symbiosis metaphor music economic exchanges sustainable development sustainability manufacturing industry transaction costs cultural preferences universal cement kiln. 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 7 3 239 256 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=37779 Consumers play an important role in the food chain environmental system. However, there seem to be only few studies that have focused on food-related environmental impacts of consumer activities. This paper identifies the primary consumer activities that affect carbon footprints and their relative importance, and consumer choice in household food-related transportation, preservation and preparation. The data for food transportation, preservation and preparation were collected from existing surveys from which the information has been adapted to households. According to the study results, a Finnish household on average produces 170 kilograms of CO<SUB align=right>2-equivalent per capita, of which 50% derives from food preservation, 27% from food transportation and 23% from food preparation. Carbon footprint of food-related activities in Finnish households
Tommi Kauppinen, Inkeri Pesonen, Juha-Matti Katajajuuri, Sirpa Kurppa
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 257 - 267
Consumers play an important role in the food chain environmental system. However, there seem to be only few studies that have focused on food-related environmental impacts of consumer activities. This paper identifies the primary consumer activities that affect carbon footprints and their relative importance, and consumer choice in household food-related transportation, preservation and preparation. The data for food transportation, preservation and preparation were collected from existing surveys from which the information has been adapted to households. According to the study results, a Finnish household on average produces 170 kilograms of CO<SUB align=right>2-equivalent per capita, of which 50% derives from food preservation, 27% from food transportation and 23% from food preparation.

]]> 10.1504/PIE.2010.037779 Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2010) pp. 257 - 267 Tommi Kauppinen Inkeri Pesonen Juha-Matti Katajajuuri Sirpa Kurppa MTT Biotechnology and Food Research, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland. ' MTT Biotechnology and Food Research, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland. ' MTT Biotechnology and Food Research, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland. ' MTT Biotechnology and Food Research, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland carbon footprint consumer activities sustainable consumption life cycle analysis households Finland food industries environmental impact consumer choice food transport food preservation food preparation carbon dioxide CO2. 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00 7 3 257 267 2010-12-28T23:20:50-05:00