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industrial ecology

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003406

The systematic study of material and energy flows in products, industrial processes, and economies focusing on the interaction of industrial systems and the ecological systems of which they are a part.

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{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003406",
  "term": "industrial ecology",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The systematic study of material and energy flows in products, industrial processes, and economies focusing on the interaction of industrial systems and the ecological systems of which they are a part.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "sustainability science and engineering",
    "environmental sustainability",
    "environmental engineering",
    "ecological footprint",
    "design for environment",
    "sustainable technology",
    "environmental protection",
    "ecology",
    "life cycle assessment",
    "materials life cycle",
    "eco-efficiency",
    "energy flow",
    "material flow analysis",
    "industrial symbiosis",
    "life cycle design",
    "closed loop systems",
    "life cycle thinking",
    "systems analysis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ecología industrial"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/industrial-ecology/"
}

Record 3,406 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.