Determinant factors of industrial symbiosis: greening Pasir Gudang industrial park

Green industry has been identified as an important element in attaining greater sustainability. It calls for harmonizing robust economic growth with environment protection. Industries, particularly in developing and transitional nations such as Malaysia, are in need of a reform. Many experts and int...

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Main Authors: Teh, Bor Tsong, Ho, Chin Siong, Matsuoka, Yuzuru, Chau, Loon Wai, Gomi, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52334/1/TehBorTsong2014_Determinantfactorsofindustrial.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52334/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012162
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Green industry has been identified as an important element in attaining greater sustainability. It calls for harmonizing robust economic growth with environment protection. Industries, particularly in developing and transitional nations such as Malaysia, are in need of a reform. Many experts and international organizations suggest the concept of industrial symbiosis. Mainly, there are successful cases of industrial symbiosis practices around the world. However, there are numerous cases of failure too. As industrial symbiosis is an emerging new approach, with a short history of two decades, a lot of researches are generally focused on narrow context and technical details. There is a lack of concerted efforts to look into the drivers and barriers of industrial symbiosis across different cases. This paper aims to examine the factors influencing the development of industrial symbiosis from various countries to supports such networks to evolve in Pasir Gudang. The findings show institution, law and regulation, finance, awareness and capacity building, technology, research and development, information, collaboration, market, geography proximity, environmental issues and industry structure affect the formation of industrial symbiosis