Harris, Aaron2013-07-232013-07-232013-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/13020Examining committee: Marc Schlossberg, chair; Jennifer Howard-GrenvilleIndustrialecologyexploreshowindustrialsystemscanfunctionmorelikenaturalecosystems.Industrialsymbiosisisasubfieldofindustrialecologyandaimstodevelopmutuallybeneficialscenariosfortheeconomyandtheenvironment.The purposeofthisstudyistoexplainhowindustrialsymbiosisnetworkscanbecreatedandimplementedsuccessfully. ThisstudyprovidesanarrativetodescribehowWillowLakeWaterPollutionControlFacility,onceafacilityonlyforthemanagementofwastewater,isnowamulti‐purposeassetforarangeoforganizationswithwastedisposalneeds.CentraltotheWillowLakenarrativeisaservice‐learningpartnershipbetweenCityofSalemandUniversityofOregon.Thenarrativewasdevelopedwitheightinterviewsandsupportingdocuments. Thestudyconcludeswithrecommendationsforuniversities,cities,andstategovernments.Recommendationsinclude:Stategovernmentsshouldprovidefundingforcitiesinterestedinservice‐learningpartnerships;economic developmentdepartmentsshoulduseaninventoryingprocess;economic developmentdepartmentsthatuseaninventoryingprocessshouldassesstheirabilitytofunctionasthirdpartyfacilitators;SustainableCityYearProgram(SCYP) andotheruniversitiesengagedinservice‐learningprogramsshouldsuggestindustrialsymbiosisprojectstopartnercities;andindustrialsymbiosispartners shouldstaycurrentwithchanging economicvaluesofmaterialsexchangedintheir network.en-USrights_reservedOther