Study of Eco-Industrial Park Concept and Connotation

TLDR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors put forward the three main points of EIP connotation: the coordinate development of second industry and third industry; the construction of eco-industrial chain; the coordination development of economy and environment.

Abstract: Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) is one of the most important practice forms of industrial ecology theory. Since the late 1990s EIP was introduced to China, many traditional industrial parks got down to construct EIPs. Represented by the National Eco-industrial Demonstration Parks (NEDPs), there were 85 parks passed the review of NEDPs construction planning, and 26 parks were named by NEDPs. In developing of the EIPs in China, there was still lack of clear and accurate understanding of the concept and connotation of EIPs. Based on the summary and analysis of the representative EIP definitions by domestic and foreign scholars, in combination with the practical situation of the industrial structure adjustment and industrial park development in China, this study put forward the three main points of EIP connotation. That meant that the coordinate development of the second industry and third industry; the construction of eco-industrial chain; the coordination development of economy and environment.