Sustainability at Willow Lake: A Case Study in Service-Learning and the Successful Implementation of Industrial Symbiosis
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Date
2013-06
Authors
Harris, Aaron
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Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon
Abstract
Industrialecologyexploreshowindustrialsystemscanfunctionmorelikenaturalecosystems.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.
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Examining committee: Marc Schlossberg, chair; Jennifer Howard-Grenville