Creating Sustainable Industrial Clusters : How policy becomes durable

Industrial symbiosis seeks to decrease ecological impact of firms within a regional industrial system through exchanges of by-products and waste, and utility sharing. Industrial parks that seek to develop symbiotic linkages are referred to as Sustainable Industrial Clusters (SICs) in this study. Policy makers and scholars have recognized the need to establish policies for the development of SICs. However, the implementation of policies for SIC is still an under-researched part of policy processes. To improve understanding of the dynamics of long-term and non-linear policy implementation, this... Mehr ...