Quick Wins Workshop and Companies Profiling to Analyze Industrial Symbiosis Potential. Valenciaport's Cluster as Case Study
| Autor: | Irina Celades, Bélgica Pacheco-Blanco, Víctor A. Cloquell-Ballester, Mónica Vicent, Miguel Ángel Artacho-Ramírez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Knowledge management
Computer science 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development Resource efficiency TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Industrial symbiosis 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering industrial symbiosis Profiling (information science) GE1-350 PROYECTOS DE INGENIERIA 0105 earth and related environmental sciences IS creation Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry IS profile IS identification Environmental sciences business |
| Zdroj: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 18 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 7495, p 7495 (2020) |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12187495 |
| Popis: | 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 efficiently obtain an overview of IS potential. In this paper, a procedure merging the Quick Wins Workshop format with clustering techniques is proposed, in order to both identify IS opportunities and support IS creation in the industrial cluster of Valenciaport. A total of 18 stakeholders took part in the study. As a result, 79 different resources classified into eight categories&mdash materials (16), goods (14), space (11), expertise (11), energy (9), services (8), hydrocarbons (7), and water (3)&mdash were derived and a total of 78 possible matchings were found. The creation of IS was supported by the clustering methods, which allow for the definition of common symbiotic features among stakeholders, classifying them into groups with similar IS potential. Three IS profiles were identified (high, medium, and low IS potential) and two strategic projects were devised, accordingly. It can be concluded that the proposed procedure provides useful managerial tools to identify resource flows, uncover patterns of exchange, identify possible matchings, and devise projects in communities interested in fostering IS from scratch. |
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