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Industrial ecology in the cotton sector |
Cahiers Agricultures. Volume 15, Number 1, 123-7, Janvier-Février 2006 - Le coton, des futurs à construire, Option
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Author(s) : Reynald Evangelista |
Summary : The methodological approach underlying industrial ecology allows an exhaustive appraisal of the flow of materials and energy necessary for the “metabolism” of various economic activities. Study and analysis of these data enable more accurate assessment of activities now underway. They make it possible to look, both in-house and elsewhere, at the effects of complementarity and synergy. Finally, they help to define the strategy that will best enhance resources, by optimizing its economic impact while identifying more clearly its ecological consequences. Using examples from cotton activity, the author demonstrates the value of the concept of industrial ecology in developing sustainable production. |
Keywords : vegetal productions, processing, marketing |
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