Title: Industrial ecology and ecological economics

Authors: Jakub Kronenberg

Addresses: Department of International Economics, University of Lodz, POW 3/5, 90–255 Lodz, Poland

Abstract: The editors of this journal initiated a discussion on the relationship between industrial ecology and ecological economics, to which the current article is intended to contribute. It consists of overviews of ecological economics and industrial ecology, followed by an analysis of the links between them. Judging from their theoretical background and historical development, the extent of cross referencing between them, their shared normative characters and the particular focus of industrial ecology on industry and products, the article suggests that not only are they closely related, but also that ecological economics is relatively broader and, thus, encompasses industrial ecology.

Keywords: industrial ecology; ecological economics; metaphor; sustainable development; sustainability.

DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2006.010043

Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, 2006 Vol.3 No.1/2, pp.95 - 113

Published online: 09 Jun 2006 *

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