TY  - JOUR
T1  - Towards Transdisciplinary Research on Industrial Symbiosis Networks
AU - Roncevic, Borut AU - Fric, Urska 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 17
SP  - 3168
EP  - 3177
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.3168.3177
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.3168.3177
KW  - Industrial symbiosis
KW  -industrial symbiosis networks
KW  -transdisciplinarity
KW  -complexity
KW  -research programme
AB  - The study suggests more complex and
transdisciplinary approach to Industrial Symbiosis (IS)
conceptualization and research, one that transcends
traditional engineering and ecological approaches. For
that purpose, IS is understood not only as
technologically-material but also as a social relationship
between organizations which are involved in exchange of
secondary resources in industrial and non-industrial
technological processes. In Industrial Symbiotic Network
(ISN) every organization follows its own benefits and
at the same time, contributes to benefits of others and
ofsociety in general by improvingtechnological,
ecological and economical efficiency of a network of
organizations. IS takes place within ISNs of various
complexity. Nodes in ISNs can be conceptualized as
social actors and links between these nodes are not only
technological, material and economic but also social. To
introduce the approach, this study first describes key IS
terminology, brief history and demonstratesits the main
benefits with three well known examples of best practice.
These best practices are utilized to demonstratethe
importance of social actor’s involvement in ISNs in their
industrial or non-industrial technological processes. The
article concludes with the outline of a transdisciplinary
research programme for IS research.
ER  -