Symbiosis and synergy among urban uses are key determinants of spatial quality, liveability, and resilience. While symbiosis denotes the coexistence of users and functions within specific places, synergy refers to the collective benefits emerging fro...
To foster the implementation of Industrial Symbiosis, several support tools have been developed to facilitate the dissemination of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) and the engagement of stakeholders; the establishment of exchanges between companies, the so-...
The phenomenon of rhizobial synergy was investigated to increase the efficiency of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis of alfalfa (Medicago varia Martyn), common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) or red clover (Trifolium pratense L.). These plants were co-inoculated wit...
Resource efficiency is a strategy with great potential to make progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), since it can contribute to meeting a variety of economic, environmental and social targets. In this context, this investigati...
Combined inoculation of legumes with rhizobia and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria or endophytes is a known technique for increasing the efficiency of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis and plant productivity. The aim of this work was to expand knowledge...
Although the Circular Economy (CE) has made remarkable technological progress by offering a wide range of alternative engineering solutions, an obstacle for its large-scale commercialization is nested in the adoption of those business and financial m...
Digital evolution underwent great progress in the late 20th century, democratizing the use of the Internet and, therefore, access to public sources of information. This technological shift caused great impacts on different fields, including Industria...
Industrial parks have been promoted as cornerstone strategies for economic development in countries around the world, including Viet Nam. The transformation of conventional industrial zones (IZs) into eco-industrial parks (EIPs) presents an effective...
For the last 20 years, the field of industrial symbiosis (IS) has raised interest among academics and industries. IS consists of dissimilar entities sharing and valorising underutilised resources such as materials, energy, information, services, or t...
Sustainable bioeconomy is a promising pathway towards the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy. The valorization of biowaste is a key player in this direction. This paper presents the design and development of the AgriPLaCE Platform,...
Industrial symbiosis has proven to be an important tool for improving business sustainability with numerous environmental, economic, and social benefits. The literature on this subject has been provided with countless case studies of the application...
In recent years, the importance of advanced manufacturing in the innovation and sustainability of nations and regions has been demonstrated. Several studies have highlighted the need to maintain and build an advanced manufacturing-enterprise-innovati...
The need for effective construction waste management is growing in importance, due to the increasing generation of construction waste and to its adverse impacts on the environment. However, despite the numerous studies on construction waste managemen...
The concepts of industrial symbiosis (IS) and bioeconomy (BE) both focus on ways to reduce dependence on non-renewable resources. However, these two frames of reference have rarely been considered as part of a joint strategy to achieve sustainability...
Eco-industrial parks (EIPs) are promoting a shift from the traditional linear model to the circular model, where industrial symbiosis plays an important role in encouraging the exchange of materials, energy, and waste. This paper proposes a generaliz...
Urban sustainability is a critical target under the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially considering the response of cities to most of the resource and carbon footprints of human beings. The circular economy (CE) strategy offers an innova...
This positioning paper explores integrating smart in-process inspection and human–automation symbiosis within human–cyber–physical manufacturing systems. As manufacturing environments evolve with increased automation and digitalizat...
The concept of symbiotic and integrated development represents the adaptive response of Macao tourism to the necessity of diversified development. It is the inevitable path for Macao tourism to achieve high-quality sustainable development. In accorda...
Promotion of the emergence of synergistic linkages between different firms is crucial in the development of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) networks or Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP). Appropriate strategies for the promotion of inter-firm interactions are requ...
With the development of globalization and technology, e-commerce platforms provide a more convenient shopping experience while also increasing the complexity and difficulty of the supply chain. Managers of e-commerce platform operations need to think...
Industrial Symbiosis (IS) around the world in the last 20 years had been characterized through an extensive analysis of scientific papers on the IS emerging process, with a special focus on its early stages. The literature suggests that in this proce...
The growing pressure to achieve carbon neutrality has exposed major limitations in current industrial processes, which often operate in isolation, rely on simplified mass-balance assumptions, and struggle to manage increasingly complex material and e...
Rivers are important carriers of water transmission, water supply, and water nourishment, and the virtuous cycle of their ecosystems is directly related to the degree of completion of the construction of ecological civilization and the high-quality d...
In order to explore how to achieve the coordinated development of the economy and environment, this paper uses the logistic model to verify that the city economy and the environment can achieve coordinated symbiosis. Next, an evaluation index system...
Driving the coexistence of manufacturing and producer services by enhancing the synergistic effect of innovation and domestic demand has important practical significance for China in building a new development paradigm with domestic circulation as th...
Our aim is to evaluate the changes in arbuscular mycorrhiza characteristics of winter wheat in a three-year experiment. Study results show that fertilizers produce strong variations in arbuscular mycorrhiza extension, with colonization frequency valu...
Amidst the rapid evolution of digital technologies and the strategic imperative of achieving dual-carbon objectives, this paper empirically investigates how digital–green fusion (DGF) enhances corporate sustainable development performance (SDP)...
Complex wastewater matrices hinder the efficacy of conventional treatment methods due to the presence of various inorganic and organic pollutants, along with their intricate interactions. Leveraging the synergy between algae and bacteria, algal&ndash...
Organizational models for corporate horizontal merger based on partnership, mutual benefit and synergy could act as a driver and a “window of opportunity” for companies seeking to combine the objectives of economic resilience, technologic...
Background: The triad of 3D design, 3D printing, and xReality technologies is explored and exploited to collaboratively realize patient-specific products in a timely manner with an emphasis on designs with meta-(bio)materials. Methods: A case study o...
Under the synergy of urban heritage conservation and regional cultural continuity, this study explores the spatial features of “mausoleum–city symbiosis” landscapes in Huangling County’s gully regions. Focusing on Fangzhou Anc...
A successful and broad implementation of industrial symbiosis (IS) initiatives is highly related to stakeholder’s involvement and technical considerations on its process’ development. This paper presents a mixed research study (quantitative and quali...
Industrial Symbiosis (IS) has obtained worldwide concern as a new initiative for achieving collaborative benefits through the exchange of resources including water among industries. Even though these initiatives became prominent as successful project...
Industrial symbiosis (IS) has proven to bring collective benefits to multiple stakeholders by minimising underutilised resources, sharing knowledge and improving business and technical processes. In Europe alone, over €130 million have been inve...
Industrial symbiosis (IS) improves resource efficiency and creates sustainable opportunities by encouraging synergies between industries. However, managers still have difficulties in promoting IS, given the lack of appropriate managerial tools to eff...
This paper, based on an analysis of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for forest quality and carbon emissions in economic systems, explores effective pathways for carbon emission reduction through the symbiosis between forest quality and economic...
The interest in edible insects’ mass rearing has grown considerably in recent years, thereby highlighting the challenges of domesticating new animal species. Insects are being considered for use in the management of organic by-products from the...
To find out whether carbon sequestration is both effective at mitigating climate change and promoting economic growth, in this paper, by adopting a stochastic frontier panel model with translog production function, carbon sequestration is incorporate...
Industrial symbiosis (IS) plays a crucial role in enhancing sustainability within industrial ecosystems by facilitating the exchange of waste, by-products, energy, and resources among different industries. This collaborative approach reduces resource...
In order to cope with the multimodal changes led by the digital era, enterprises urgently need to promote the construction of new-quality productive forces (NQPFs) through digital transformation. NQPFs take digital technology empowerment as the core...
Efficient consumption of energy and material resources, including water, is the primary focus for process industries to reduce their environmental impact. The Conference of Parties in Paris (COP21) highlighted the prominent role of industrial energy...
With the shift of the global innovation model from traditional closed-loop to open ecosystems, knowledge sharing and collaborative cooperation among firms have become key to obtaining sustainable competitive advantages. However, existing studies most...
The wisdom embedded within traditional human settlements offers profound insights for addressing contemporary ecological challenges. This study systematically investigates the spatial management strategies and ecological wisdom of ancient settlements...
The development of China’s sharing economy has slowed down significantly after experiencing the savage growth since the beginning of 2018 and has entered the turning point of structural adjustment. Factors including homogeneous and single profi...
Industrialization is indispensable for socio-economic development but poses far-reaching implications for resources and the environment. Consequently, industrial symbiosis-based collaborations are gaining recognition as a viable strategy to manage re...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiotic relationships with most crops. They function as promising sustainable agricultural amendments by synergizing with biochar to enhance plant nutrient uptake. However, the effects of AMF and biochar inte...
The natural regeneration of Larix gmelinii plantations plays a pivotal role in rehabilitating ecosystem services in Northeast China’s degraded forests. However, mechanistic linkages between soil aggregate nutrient fluxes and fungal community as...
Urban park green areas are part of territorial space planning, shouldering the mission of providing residents with high-quality ecological products and public space. Using a combination of several measurement models such as the BCG (Boston Consulting...