Research on the Industrial Symbiosis Supporting System of Eco-industrial Park

The establishment and development of the industrial symbiosis of eco-industrial park are affected by several factors.Based on the formed industrial symbiosis supporting system chart,this article analyzes the microcosmic supporting system and macroscopic supporting system.In the microcosmic supporting system,it elaborates five aspects including key enterprises,service intermediaries in the park,symbiotic enterprises,competitors and the public in detail.Then it describes the macroscopic supporting system from four aspects of governmental participation,technological innovation,educational promotion and cultural support.Finally,combining with the current construction status of the eco-industrial park in China,it proposes the countermeasures and suggestions to build the supporting system for the eco-industrial park and provides theoretical support for the faster and better construction of the eco-industrial park in China.

A review of industrial symbiosis research： theory and methodology

The theory, methodologies, and case studies in the field of industrial symbiosis have been developing for nearly 30 years. In this paper, we trace the development history of industrial symbiosis, and review its current theoretical and methodological bases, as well as trends in current research. Based on the research gaps that we identify, we provide suggestions to guide the future development of this approach to permit more comprehensive analyses. Our theoretical review includes key definitions, a classification system, and a description of the formation and development mechanisms. We discuss methodological studies from the perspective of individual industrial metabolic processes and network analysis. Analyzing specific metabolic processes can help to characterize the exchanges of materials and energy, and to reveal the ecological performance and economic benefits of the symbiosis. Network analysis methods are increasingly being used to analyze both the structural and functional characteristics of a system. Our suggestions for future research focus on three aspects： how to quantitatively classify industrial symbiosis systems, monitor the dynamics of a developing industrial symbiosis system, and analyze its internal attributes more deeply.

Operational Patterns of Industrial Symbiosis Network in Industrial Cluster District Based on Circular Economy Theory

Industrial symbiosis network （ISN） is an efficient organizational form for improving resource recycling and efficiency in industrial cluster district. Because of the variety of industrial cluster district formation model, the industrial symbiosis network is different with each other. Based on the circular economy theory, combing with international tendency of cluster district, the paper puts forward the relying-on-oriented industrial symbiosis network. Meanwhile, it also analyzes its organizational mechanism, operating pattern and environmental performance. Through the above efforts, we hope it could be helpful for industry cluster district sustainable development in China.

Social network analysis and network connectedness analysis for industrial symbiotic systems： model development and case study

An important and practical pattern of industrial symbiosis is rapidly developing： eco-industrial parks. In this study, we used social network analysis to study the network connectedness （i.e., the proportion of the theoretical number of connections that had been achieved） and related attributes of these hybrid ecological and industrial symbiotic systems. This approach provided insights into details of the network＇s interior and analyzed the overall degree of connectedness and the relationships among the nodes within the network. We then characterized the structural attributes of the network and subnetwork nodes at two levels （core and periphery）, thereby providing insights into the operational problems within each eco-industrial park. We chose ten typical eco-industrial parks in China and around the world and compared the degree of network connectedness of these systems that resulted from exchanges of products, byproducts, and wastes. By analyzing the density and nodal degree, we determined the relative power and status of the nodes in these networks, as well as other structural attributes such as the core-periphery structure and the degree of sub-network connectedness. The results reveal the operational problems created by the structure of the industrial networks and provide a basis for improving the degree of completeness, thereby increasing their potential for sustainable development and enriching the methods available for the study of industrial symbiosis.