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International perspectives on industrial ecology

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INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
ON INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
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‘The significance of industrial ecology’s geographic context of has for too long
been neglected. This book makes a timely and pivotal contribution to the field by
presenting analysis of an impressive range of case studies from across the world.
Authors are highly familiar with their case study locations, which are analysed
through a range of theoretical perspectives. International setting emerges as a
significant contextual factor with which industrial ecology activity is inextricably
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