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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. sustainability science and engineering
  3. industrial ecology
  4. industrial symbiosis
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. industrial ecology
  4. industrial symbiosis

Preferred term

industrial symbiosis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Industrial symbiosis involves the flow of materials and energy through local and regional economies. Traditionally separate industries participate in industrial symbiosis through a collective approach to resource efficiency involving the exchange of materials, energy, and/or byproducts.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • eco-industrial development
  • industrial ecosystems

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/196743

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