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Industrial ecology: management of secondary raw materials in the territorial metabolism - illustrations

Authors: Cyrille HARPET, Christophe BLAVOT

Publication date: January 10, 2011, Review date: March 15, 2023

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1. Industrial and territorial ecology (EIT)

1.1 Origins of the industrial and territorial ecology concept

The term "industrial ecology" as accepted by the community of industrial ecology practitioners finds its reference in the publication of a scientific article in the journal Scientific American. The authors, Frosch and Gallopoulos , formulate the hypothesis that the design of our industrial system would benefit from drawing inspiration from the functioning of natural ecosystems to reach a "mature" stage of evolution in terms of resource management and environmental impact reduction. The association of the two terms...

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