The efficiency of industrial symbiosis programs is highly depended to the typology of networking relations among their partners, including the local industries, the public sector, and local policymakers. Networks at regional scale are commonly assessed by measuring one or more benefit(s) expected to be brought by them. However, the focus on the results may neglect the system characteristics and sustainability. This research uses social network analysis (SNA) as a tool for visualizing such features as well as the symbiosis potentials in an industrial zone of the province of Brescia. Different patterns of relationship among the nodes were compared to each other to have a more precise picture of the existing opportunities and threats. This approach can be used as a supporting tool for initiating the facilitated or planned regional industrial symbiosis. It also has the flexibility to provide updated assessments based on proposals for modification or scenarios for development.
NETWORK ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR PLANNING INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF REGIONAL POLICIES: CASE STUDY FROM BRESCIA
Reza Vahidzadeh
;Giorgio Bertanza;Mentore Vaccari
2020-01-01
Abstract
The efficiency of industrial symbiosis programs is highly depended to the typology of networking relations among their partners, including the local industries, the public sector, and local policymakers. Networks at regional scale are commonly assessed by measuring one or more benefit(s) expected to be brought by them. However, the focus on the results may neglect the system characteristics and sustainability. This research uses social network analysis (SNA) as a tool for visualizing such features as well as the symbiosis potentials in an industrial zone of the province of Brescia. Different patterns of relationship among the nodes were compared to each other to have a more precise picture of the existing opportunities and threats. This approach can be used as a supporting tool for initiating the facilitated or planned regional industrial symbiosis. It also has the flexibility to provide updated assessments based on proposals for modification or scenarios for development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
