IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bla/bstrat/v20y2011i7p428-440.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Planning and Uncovering Industrial Symbiosis: Comparing the Rotterdam and Östergötland regions

Author

Listed:
  • Leo Baas

Abstract

Industrial ecology is defined as the study of material and energy flows through industrial systems and as such may focus on a geographic area, resource and/or industry sector. In these types of setting, industrial ecology is also often known as industrial symbiosis (IS). The proximity of companies in industrial estates facilitates the linking of utilities and the exchange of wastes and by‐products, which may eventually be useful inputs for adjacent industrial processes. The typical model that has been applied in several regions of the world is one where an anchor‐tenant organization with energy and by‐product linkages is connected to companies physically located nearby. In the case of biomass symbiosis, however, the resource chains are not explicitly arranged by their industrial setting and the supply of waste and by‐products is able to be organized in a more scattered way. In this article, the role of industrial symbiosis is analyzed in respect of the planned industrial symbiosis activities in the Rotterdam Harbour and Industry Complex in the Netherlands and in the application of renewable energy in the Östergötland region in Sweden. The objective of this article is to discuss the similarities and differences between the planned industrial symbiosis activities in Rotterdam and the unplanned biomass and industrial symbiosis activities in the Östergötland region. By presenting this knowledge in this article, it is anticipated that further development of industrial symbiosis application processes may be achieved. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Suggested Citation

  • Leo Baas, 2011. "Planning and Uncovering Industrial Symbiosis: Comparing the Rotterdam and Östergötland regions," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 20(7), pages 428-440, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:20:y:2011:i:7:p:428-440
    DOI: 10.1002/bse.735
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.735
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1002/bse.735?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Negro, Simona O. & Hekkert, Marko P. & Smits, Ruud E., 2007. "Explaining the failure of the Dutch innovation system for biomass digestion--A functional analysis," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 925-938, February.
    2. Noorderhaven, N.G. & Koen, C.I. & Beugelsdijk, S., 2002. "Organizational Culture and Network Embeddedness," Other publications TiSEM 1c9b9347-6abe-4151-b48d-3, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    3. Leo Baas, 2008. "Industrial symbiosis in the Rotterdam Harbour and Industry Complex: reflections on the interconnection of the techno‐sphere with the social system," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 17(5), pages 330-340, July.
    4. Marian R. Chertow, 2007. "“Uncovering” Industrial Symbiosis," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 11(1), pages 11-30, January.
    5. Michael Lubatkin & Zeki Simsek & Steven W. Floyd, 2003. "Inter-firm networks and entreprenuerial behavior : A structural embeddedness perspective," Post-Print hal-02311651, HAL.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Biljana Mileva-Boshkoska & Borut Rončević & Erika Džajić Uršič, 2018. "Modeling and Evaluation of the Possibilities of Forming a Regional Industrial Symbiosis Networks," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-26, January.
    2. Robin Molinier & Pascal da Costa, 2019. "Infrastructure sharing synergies and industrial symbiosis: optimal capacity oversizing and pricing," Post-Print hal-01792032, HAL.
    3. Alfred Posch & Abhishek Agarwal & Peter Strachan, 2011. "Editorial: Managing Industrial Symbiosis (IS) Networks," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 20(7), pages 421-427, November.
    4. Fraccascia, Luca, 2020. "Quantifying the direct network effect for online platforms supporting industrial symbiosis: an agent-based simulation study," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    5. Devrim Murat Yazan & Vahid Yazdanpanah & Luca Fraccascia, 2020. "Learning strategic cooperative behavior in industrial symbiosis: A game‐theoretic approach integrated with agent‐based simulation," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(5), pages 2078-2091, July.
    6. Gohar Nuhoff-Isakhanyan & Emiel F.M. Wubben & S.W.F. Omta, 2016. "Sustainability Benefits and Challenges of Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Bio-Based Business: A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-17, March.
    7. Vanessa Prieto‐Sandoval & Marta Ormazabal & Carmen Jaca & Elisabeth Viles, 2018. "Key elements in assessing circular economy implementation in small and medium‐sized enterprises," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(8), pages 1525-1534, December.
    8. John Rincón-Moreno & Marta Ormazabal & Maria J. Álvarez & Carmen Jaca, 2020. "Shortcomings of Transforming a Local Circular Economy System through Industrial Symbiosis: A Case Study in Spanish SMEs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-18, October.
    9. Suzanna ElMassah, 2018. "Industrial symbiosis within eco‐industrial parks: Sustainable development for Borg El‐Arab in Egypt," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(7), pages 884-892, November.
    10. Lledó Castellet-Viciano & Vicent Hernández-Chover & Águeda Bellver-Domingo & Francesc Hernández-Sancho, 2022. "Industrial Symbiosis: A Mechanism to Guarantee the Implementation of Circular Economy Practices," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-16, November.
    11. Fraccascia, Luca & Yazan, Devrim Murat & Albino, Vito & Zijm, Henk, 2020. "The role of redundancy in industrial symbiotic business development: A theoretical framework explored by agent-based simulation," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    12. Luca Fraccascia & Vahid Yazdanpanah & Guido Capelleveen & Devrim Murat Yazan, 2021. "Energy-based industrial symbiosis: a literature review for circular energy transition," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 4791-4825, April.
    13. Amtul Samie Maqbool & Francisco Mendez Alva & Greet Van Eetvelde, 2018. "An Assessment of European Information Technology Tools to Support Industrial Symbiosis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, December.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Emilia Faria & Armando Caldeira-Pires & Cristiane Barreto, 2021. "Social, Economic, and Institutional Configurations of the Industrial Symbiosis Process: A Comparative Analysis of the Literature and a Proposed Theoretical and Analytical Framework," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-25, June.
    2. Reichardt, Kristin & Rogge, Karoline S. & Negro, Simona, 2015. "Unpacking the policy processes for addressing systemic problems: The case of the technological innovation system of offshore wind in Germany," Working Papers "Sustainability and Innovation" S2/2015, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).
    3. Diogo Ferraz & Fernanda P. S. Falguera & Enzo B. Mariano & Dominik Hartmann, 2021. "Linking Economic Complexity, Diversification, and Industrial Policy with Sustainable Development: A Structured Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-29, January.
    4. Ros, Jan & Nagelhout, Dick & Montfoort, Johanna, 2009. "New environmental policy for system innovation: Casus alternatives for fossil motor fuels," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 86(2), pages 243-250, February.
    5. Eleftheriadis, Iordanis M. & Anagnostopoulou, Evgenia G., 2015. "Identifying barriers in the diffusion of renewable energy sources," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 153-164.
    6. Xin Nie & Jianxian Wu & Han Wang & Weijuan Li & Chengdao Huang & Lihua Li, 2022. "Contributing to carbon peak: Estimating the causal impact of eco‐industrial parks on low‐carbon development in China," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 26(4), pages 1578-1593, August.
    7. Rogge, Karoline S. & Hoffmann, Volker H., 2009. "The impact of the EU ETS on the sectoral innovation system for power generation technologies: findings for Germany," Working Papers "Sustainability and Innovation" S2/2009, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).
    8. Eleonora Annunziata & Francesco Rizzi & Tiberio Daddi & Marco Frey, 2019. "Business models for interfirm energy cooperation in industrial parks: A possible taxonomy," ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(2), pages 133-148.
    9. Shyaam Ramkumar, 2020. "Influence of Inter-Firm Network Relationships on Circular Economy Eco-Innovation Adoption," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-22, September.
    10. Sun, Lu & Li, Hong & Dong, Liang & Fang, Kai & Ren, Jingzheng & Geng, Yong & Fujii, Minoru & Zhang, Wei & Zhang, Ning & Liu, Zhe, 2017. "Eco-benefits assessment on urban industrial symbiosis based on material flows analysis and emergy evaluation approach: A case of Liuzhou city, China," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 78-88.
    11. João Azevedo & Juan Henriques & Marco Estrela & Rui Dias & Doroteya Vladimirova & Karen Miller & Muriel Iten, 2021. "Guidelines for Industrial Symbiosis—a Systematic Approach for Content Definition and Practical Recommendations for Implementation," Circular Economy and Sustainability,, Springer.
    12. Doryn Negesa & Wei Cong & Lei Cheng & Lei Shi, 2022. "Development of eco‐industrial parks in Ethiopia: The case of Hawassa Industrial Park," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 26(3), pages 1078-1093, June.
    13. Alkemade & Simona Negro & Neil Thompson & Marko Hekkert, 2011. "Towards a micro-level explanation of sustainability transitions: entrepreneurial strategies," Innovation Studies Utrecht (ISU) working paper series 11-01, Utrecht University, Department of Innovation Studies, revised Apr 2011.
    14. Chembessi Chedrak & Gohoungodji Paulin & Juste Rajaonson, 2023. "“A fine wine, better with age”: Circular economy historical roots and influential publications: A bibliometric analysis using Reference Publication Year Spectroscopy (RPYS)," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 27(6), pages 1593-1612, December.
    15. Fortuna, Lorena M. & Diyamandoglu, Vasil, 2015. "NYC WasteMatch – An online facilitated materials exchange as a tool for pollution prevention," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 122-131.
    16. João Pinto & Rui Boavida-Dias & Henrique A. Matos & João Azevedo, 2022. "Analysis of the Food Loss and Waste Valorisation of Animal By-Products from the Retail Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-27, February.
    17. Taskhiri, Mohammad Sadegh & Tan, Raymond R. & Chiu, Anthony S.F., 2011. "Emergy-based fuzzy optimization approach for water reuse in an eco-industrial park," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(7), pages 730-737.
    18. Derk Loorbach & Janneke C. van Bakel & Gail Whiteman & Jan Rotmans, 2010. "Business strategies for transitions towards sustainable systems," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 19(2), pages 133-146, February.
    19. Hallin, Christina & Holm, Ulf & Sharma, Dharma Deo, 2011. "Embeddedness of innovation receivers in the multinational corporation: Effects on business performance," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(3), pages 362-373, June.
    20. Hekkert, Marko P. & Harmsen, Robert & de Jong, Arjen, 2007. "Explaining the rapid diffusion of Dutch cogeneration by innovation system functioning," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(9), pages 4677-4687, September.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:20:y:2011:i:7:p:428-440. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0836 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.