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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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