Sun, L, Spekkink, W, Cuppen, E et al. (1 more author) (2017) Coordination of Industrial Symbiosis through Anchoring. Sustainability, 9 (4). 549. ISSN 2071-1050
Abstract
This paper aims to contribute to understanding the dynamics of industrial symbiosis. More specifically, we focus on the dynamics of anchoring as they can be observed in the Chinese context of eco-industrial development. We define anchoring as those activities that (typically local) actors perform to create local physical and institutional conditions conducive to the emergence and further development of industrial symbiosis in a specific regional industrial system. We argue that, in the study of industrial symbiosis dynamics, it is conceptually more useful to focus on anchoring as an activity, rather than anchor tenants as actors. Based on a systematic literature review, we distinguish two types of anchoring activities: institutional and physical. We analyze anchoring dynamics in the case of Qijiang Industrial Symbiosis (Chongqing Municipality) in China. We have identified the physical and institutional anchoring activities, the actors responsible for these activities, and how different anchoring activities build on each other over time. Our case study shows that the attempt to bring about industrial symbiosis in the Qijiang industrial park can be described in a richer way than just ‘governmental planning’.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | industrial symbiosis; anchoring; dynamics; China |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2017 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2017 16:16 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su9040549 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/su9040549 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114608 |