The Journal of Industrial Ecology publishes sustainability and circular economy research which considers the relationship between the environment and socio-economic systems. The journal focuses on the understanding of the environmental impacts and drivers of the stocks and flows of material, energy and other resources in production and consumption activities.
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Gaya Herrington, Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol.25 no.3 pp.614-626, June 2021.
Update to limits to growth – Comparing the World3 model with empirical data
The Limits to Growth (LtG) authors used a system dynamics model to study interactions between global variables, varying model assumptions to generate different scenarios. Previous empirical-data comparisons since then by Turner showed closest alignment with a scenario that ended in collapse. This research constitutes a data update to LtG, by examining to what extent empirical data aligned with four LtG scenarios spanning a range of technological, resource, and societal assumptions… The two scenarios aligning most closely with observed data indicate a halt in welfare, food, and industrial production over the next decade or so, which puts into question the suitability of continuous economic growth as humanity’s goal in the twenty-first century.
Nijdam et al., Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol.9 no.1/2 pp.147-168, 2005.
Environmental Load from Dutch Private Consumption – How Much Damage Takes Place Abroad?
The method generates detailed information about consumption-related environmental impacts. The environmental load of households (direct) and production (indirect) was determined for 360 expenditure categories reported in the Dutch Expenditure Survey... It was found that food production, room heating, and car use are the most important elements in the environmental load of Dutch private consumption. The impacts taking place abroad were – with the exception of emission of greenhouse gases and road traffic noise – found to be larger than domestic impacts. Most land use was found to take place in developing (non-OECD) countries, whereas most emissions occur in industrialized (OECD) countries.
Edgar G. Hertwich, Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol.9 no.1/2 pp.85-98, January 2005.
Consumption and the Rebound Effect – An Industrial Ecology Perspective
Measures taken to protect the environment often have other, unintended effects on society. One concern is that changed behavior may offset part of the environmental gain, something that has variously been labeled “take-back” or “rebound.” In energy economics, the rebound effect encompasses both the behavioral and systems responses to cost reductions of energy services as a result of energy efficiency measures. From an industrial ecology perspective, we are concerned about more than just energy use. Any given efficiency measure has several types of environmental impacts. Changes in the various impact indicators are not necessarily in the same direction.
