Eco-industrial park: from theory to practice Case study in Kinh Mon District, Hai Duong Province, Vietnam
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Abstract. Operating eco-industrial park (EIP) based on industrial ecology theory has emerged since 1970s to reduce the impact of waste and save natural resources. It is especially meaningful for developing countries likeVietnam to reach sustainable development goals.
The study is based on the theory of industrial ecology, the previous studies of applicable capacity inVietnamcondition and the development orientations in Hai Duong province – the study area. The aim of this research is to develop an EIP model in Kinh Mon district, Hai Duong province which have been developing material industry quite fast, along with the degradation of the environment.
Kinh Mon EIP has been developed with Hai Duong thermal power plant (2x600MW) in focus, along with a paper mill, an unbaked material factory, a fly ash treatment factory and Hoang Thach cement factory’s supporting; constituting a symbiotic system. The model has a material cycle among the factories, which can reduce resources demands and industrial waste emitted to the environment – one of the EIP's aims. The model has many advantages, especially the high applicability in this particular case because it is based on actual needs of the province, as well as the availability of natural resources.
Keywords: industrial ecology; eco-park; EIP; sustainable development.References
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