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Achieving Sustainable Development Through Industrial Ecology
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
1. INTRODUCTION
During the last ten years, concepts such as sustainable development, industrial ecology and environmental management have been more frequently used by industry, the world of academia, the media, public administration and the NGOs. The amount of such “buzzwords” indicates that there is an increased focus on environmental issues.
Sustainable development means integrating social, economic and environmental objectives of the society in order to maximize the well being of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their needs. Recognition is now widespread that industrial activity plays an essential role in a sustainable society. The rapidly-growing new field of industrial ecology (IE) offers methods that can assist corporations and organizations in sustainable operations and serving as agents of change. Industrial ecologists have even referred to their field as “the science of sustainability”. In brief, industrial ecology might be defined as the study of interactions between industries and their environment. IE studies technological and managerial approaches for reconfiguring industrial activities to conserve natural resources and reduce pollution.
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The challenges of achieving sustainable development in both developed and developing countries, and their adjustments
Introduction
Development, this refers to the continued improvement of living standards by economic growth. Usually in so called developing countries. It may be thought of as the act of making purposeful changes to improve the quality of human life. Thus scientists, policy makers, economists and advocates arrived at the idea of sustainable development.
Sustainability refers to continued use of resources indefinitely without depleting the energy or material source on which man depends.
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