Industrial metabolism was first proposed by Robert Ayres as ‘‘the whole integrated collection of physical processes that convert raw materials and energy, plus labour, into finished products and wastes…^[1]’’. The goal is to study the flow of materials through society in order to better understand the sources and causes of emissions, along with the effects of the linkages in our socio-technological systems. ^[2].

[edit] See also

• Industrial ecology
• Material flow analysis

[edit] Books

Industrial Metabolism: Restructuring for Sustainable Development

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v • d • e Topics in industrial ecology Tools Agent based modeling · Cost benefit analysis · DPSIR · Ecolabel · Ecological footprint · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental management system · Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment · Full cost accounting · Input-output analysis · Integrated chain management · ISO 14000 · Life cycle analysis · Life cycle costing · Material flow analysis · MET Matrix · Stakeholder analysis Concepts Cradle to cradle · Dematerialization · Eco-efficiency · Eco-industrial park · Ecological modernization · Efficient energy use · Exergy · Extended producer responsibility · Industrial metabolism · Industrial symbiosis · Pollution prevention · Life cycle assessment · Polluter pays principle · Precautionary principle · Rebound effect · Waste hierarchy · Waste minimisation Related Fields Cleaner Production · Design for Environment · Earth systems engineering and management · Ecological economics · Environmental economics · Green Chemistry · Sustainable Development Examples Ecopark · Kalundborg Eco-industrial Park · National Industrial Symbiosis Programme

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