Industrial ecology — (IE) is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the sustainable combination of environment, economy and technology. The central idea is the analogy between natural and socio technical systems. The word industrial does not only refer to… … Wikipedia
industrial ecology — The study of the ecology of industrial societies with a major focus on material cycling, energy flow, and the ecological impacts of such societies … Dictionary of microbiology
History of industrial ecology — Industrial ecology was popularized in 1989 in a Scientific American article by Robert Frosch and Nicholas E. Gallopoulos. Frosch and Gallopoulos vision was why would not our industrial system behave like an ecosystem, where the wastes of a… … Wikipedia
Industrial symbiosis — is a type of eco industrial development which is an application of the concept of industrial ecology. Industrial ecology is a relatively new field that is based on the ideology of nature. It claims that industrial ecosystem may behave similar to… … Wikipedia
Ecology (disciplines) — Ecology is a broad biological science and can thus be divided into many sub disciplines using various criteria. For example, one such categorization, based on overall complexity (from the least complex to the most), is:* Behavioral ecology, which … Wikipedia
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… [Ayres, R.U., 1994. Industrial metabolism: Theory and policy. In … Wikipedia
Ecology — For other uses, see Ecology (disambiguation). Ecology … Wikipedia
industrial — industrially, adv. industrialness, n. /in dus tree euhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste. 2. having many and highly developed industries: an industrial nation. 3.… … Universalium
ecology — ecological /ek euh loj i keuhl, ee keuh /, ecologic, adj. ecologically, adv. ecologist, n. /i kol euh jee/, n. 1. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms … Universalium
Industrial and organizational psychology — Psychology … Wikipedia
