Industrial ecology - theory and environmental strategy in Vietnam

Author

Huy, Ba Le ; Van, Nam Thai

Author_Institution

Fac. of Univ. of Technol., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

803

Lastpage

807

Abstract

Industrial ecology is a new field of environmental studies. It is based on industrial sustainability. Firstly, we discuss the industrial situation in Vietnam because our industrial sustainability is not very good. We assess various types of industries, what they release and their effects to the environment. Then, we show government policies for protecting the damaged environment. After an extensive discussion of the concept of industrial ecology in Vietnam, the report describes and illustrates the results of a field study on Vietnamese companies experiencing Environmental Management Systems, Life Cycle Assessment, Eco-Labeling and so on. Vietnamese companies are considering whether to take on these standards and the possible resulting inter-organizational co-operation

Keywords

design for environment; government policies; industries; Eco-Labeling; Environmental Management Systems; Life Cycle Assessment; Vietnam; Vietnamese companies; damaged environment; environmental strategy; environmental studies; field study; government policies; industrial ecology; industrial situation; industrial sustainability; inter-organizational co-operation; Books; Cities and towns; Environmental factors; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Industrial pollution; Industrial relations; Local government; Protection; Solids; Wastewater treatment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1266-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/.2001.992471

Filename

992471