Industrial Ecology and Sustainability

Industrial Ecology and Sustainability is the systematic study of the global, regional and local material and energy flows of industrial production systems as they interact with the environment and human communities. Ecological science concepts are used to redesign the primary features of the modern production system, including: energy consumption, renewable and non-renewable materials consumption, pollutant effluents, cost externalization and solid waste generation. Analytical tools covered are: life cycle assessment, materials flow analyses, waste flow analyses, environmental performance metrics, and design for environment tools.