The Degrowth Movement calls for "degrowth" - a reduction in GDP in advanced economies - to avert an ecological crisis. This paper argues that the Degrowth Movement misses that the West is already in a state resembling degrowth - a Great Stagnation. This state of degrowth and its correlates,...

This paper considers an industrial symbiosis chain in which an upstream manufacturer produces waste accompanying production. A downstream manufacturer can recycle waste to replace raw materials for clean production. We conduct three scenarios of the symbiotic chain and derive solutions,...

Socioeconomic metabolism (SEM) is seen as a useful analytical tool to characterize the flows of materials and energy that occur between nature and our various societies. This tool has been widely applied in waste management. Based on a case study in Tianjin, which is one of the most structured...

The relevance of efficient direct material input through both export market and domestic material sources offers useful material and resource productivity guidelines from both economic and environmental sustainability dimensions. In the current context, the drivers of material and resource...

Material Flow Analysis (MFA) has been widely used to understand the physical economy of the country and its implication on the economic and environmental issues. By subscribing to the data on Global Material Flow Database released by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International...