Browsing Theses by Subject "industrial ecology"
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Instrumental Matrix: Regenerative Systems in Hamilton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-22)Positioned at the metaphysical divide between civilization and wilderness, this thesis investigates the potential for symbiotic relationships among cultural, ecological and industrial systems in an effort to suggest ... -
Linking Services to Material Stocks: A GIS-based material stock-service analysis from island and city perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Recent years have seen a growing interest in sustainable development and the shift towards a more resource efficient economy. The concept of “social metabolism” views a socioeconomic system as a system of material throughput. ...