New in 2008
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Published for Yale University on behalf of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The official journal of the International Society for Industrial Ecology
Edited by:
Reid Lifset
Impact Factor: 2.041
The Journal of Industrial Ecology addresses a series of related topics:
- material and energy flows studies ('industrial metabolism')
- technological change
- dematerialization and decarbonization
- life cycle planning, design and assessment
- design for the environment
- extended producer responsibility ('product stewardship')
- eco-industrial parks ('industrial symbiosis')
- product-oriented environmental policy
- eco-efficiency
TopNews and Announcements
Read the Virtual Issue on Material Flow Analysis (December 2009) for free.
Read articles on the Debate Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corn-Ethanol (August 2009) for free.
Read the Special Issue on Nanotechnology and Industrial Ecology (June 2008) FREE online for a limited time. To read the press release, go here.
JIE in the news
The Financial Times, September 2009
"Biofuels fight back" covers JIE debate over greenhouse gas emissions from corn-ethanol.
Reuters, August 2009
"U.S. biofuel makers want CO2 credits in climate bill" covers JIE debate over greenhouse gas emissions from corn-ethanol.
The New York Times, April 2009
'Refurbishing Normal' covers the JIE piece on Danish bathrooms: 'The Construction of Normal Expectations'
Environmental Science & Technology, November 2008
'Carbon Nanofibers May Have Large Environmental Impacts' cites JIE Special Issue on Nanotechnology and Industrial Ecology.
Slate.com, August 2008
'Video Stores vs. Online rentals: Is Your Netflix Queue destroying the environment?' by Jacob Leibenluft cites an article published in the February 2008 issue of JIE: Comparative Energy, Environmental, and Economic Analysis of Traditional and E-Commerce DVD Rental Networks
Fast Company, June 2008
'American Apparel's New Image' cites the JIE article: O'Rourke, D. 2005. Market movements: Nongovernmental organization strategies to influence global production and consumption. Journal of Industrial Ecology 9(1-2): 115-128
The New York Times Magazine quotes JIE editor Reid Lifset on Fiji Water in 'Water Proof' by Rob Walker
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TopHighlights
Top 5 articles accessed in 2008:
The Quantitative and the Qualitative in Industrial Ecology
Reid Lifset
Climate Change and Ecodesign
Chris Ryan
Uncertainties in Accounting for CO2 From Fossil Fuels
Gregg Marland
Nanotechnology: A New Organism in the Industrial Ecosystem?
Roland Clift, Shannon Lloyd
Carbon Footprint: A Catalyst for Life Cycle Assessment?
Bo P. Weidema, et al.
