Industrial Ecology (IE) and Industrial Symbiosis (IS) engages communities of co-located companies in a cooperative management of material and energy flows in order to increase their economic and social performances from an eco-compatible point of view. The Italian model of industrial development found in Local Production Systems (LPS) its highest form of affirmation . According to several authors, two key aspects of the IS are the collaboration between companies and the possibilities offered by territorial proximity, two items recognized as typical of the LPS Italian. These conditions should make them ideal settings for the development of IS. The paper presents different case studies on three LPS present in the Abruzzo region operating in the chemical sector (Province of Pescara), in the automotive sector (Province of Chieti), and in the food industry (L'Aquila Province). For each of the three contexts alternative solutions inspired by the IS were proposed. The characteristics and potential of development of the IS were then discussed in order to highlight the possible contributions both methodological application.

Features, Potential and Limits of Development of Industrial Symbiosis in Existing Local Production Systems. Analysis of Three Italian Case Studies.

TADDEO, RAFFAELLA;SIMBOLI, Alberto;MORGANTE, Anna
2015-01-01

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Industrial Ecology (IE) and Industrial Symbiosis (IS) engages communities of co-located companies in a cooperative management of material and energy flows in order to increase their economic and social performances from an eco-compatible point of view. The Italian model of industrial development found in Local Production Systems (LPS) its highest form of affirmation . According to several authors, two key aspects of the IS are the collaboration between companies and the possibilities offered by territorial proximity, two items recognized as typical of the LPS Italian. These conditions should make them ideal settings for the development of IS. The paper presents different case studies on three LPS present in the Abruzzo region operating in the chemical sector (Province of Pescara), in the automotive sector (Province of Chieti), and in the food industry (L'Aquila Province). For each of the three contexts alternative solutions inspired by the IS were proposed. The characteristics and potential of development of the IS were then discussed in order to highlight the possible contributions both methodological application.
2015
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