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IJCIEOM 2018: Industrial Engineering and Operations Management II pp 157–165Cite as

Environmental, Economic, and Social Impact of Industrial Symbiosis: Methods and Indicators Review

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Industrial symbiosis is an important approach to achieve sustainability and to reduce significantly wastes. It is, therefore, imperative to evaluate and quantify the real impact of industrial symbiosis in order to provide more synergies between companies and more policies to encourage this practice. This article aims to present a literature review about the methods and indicators used to assess the impact of industrial symbiosis in environmental, economic, and social context. The advantages and limitations of each of them are also listed. This review addresses the economic and environmental aspects are the most studied, all methods and indicators that have been developed, and the advantages that come from industrial symbiosis.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the research unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy (project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939), funded by FEDER funds through COMPETE2020—POCI and by national funds through FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Radu Godina would like to acknowledge financial support from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (UID/EMS/00667/2019).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, 3504-510, Viseu, Portugal

    Angela Neves

  2. University of Beira Interior, 6201-001, Covilhã, Portugal

    Angela Neves & Susana G. Azevedo

  3. Research and Development Unit in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (UNIDEMI), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal

    Radu Godina

  4. CEFAGE - Department of Business and Economics, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

    Susana G. Azevedo

  5. GOVCOPP and DEGEIT, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    João C. O. Matias

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Neves, A., Godina, R., Azevedo, S.G., Matias, J.C.O. (2019). Environmental, Economic, and Social Impact of Industrial Symbiosis: Methods and Indicators Review. In: Reis, J., Pinelas, S., Melão, N. (eds) Industrial Engineering and Operations Management II. IJCIEOM 2018. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 281. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14973-4_15

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