Defining Green Economy Aspects for Eco-Friendly Industrial Approaches; Their Linkages across the Sustainable Innovation Paradigm
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Date
2022
Authors
Ngare, Innocent
Otieno, Dorcas
Omwami, Duncan
Ogutu, Emma
Opiyo, Lamech
Gikonyo, Salome
Otieno, Edwin
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Academic Journals
Abstract
Green economy is a sustainable concept that has set the pace for industrial innovations across the
globe. This is reflected in manufacturing, processing, and production industrial processes. There is a
paradigm shift in the definition and understanding of green economy (GE) linkages to industrial
symbiosis (IS), industrial ecology (IE) and clean development mechanism (CDM). We hypothesize in this
study by responding to the question, "How is green economy defined in the model of eco-friendly
industrial processes and their links to circularity? “We use systematic review design with the reporting
system reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) and the Publish or Perish review tool for qualitative
analytical synthesis. A total of (N = 1264) review articles were screened, and from the total, only (n = 56)
articles were qualitatively synthesized. Based on previous research, we believe there are significant
linkages and paradigms along the industrial symbiosis and circularity aspects. We conclude by
recommending that research should explicitly inculcate incompatibilities of the green economy nexus
on industrialization, the development of industrial policies that foster circularity and the combination of
multiple solutions that inculcate sustainable innovations in industrial circularity
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Keywords
Industrial ecology, Industrial symbiosis, circularity, clean development mechanisms, green economy
Citation
Ngare, I., Otieno, D., Omwami, D., Ogutu, E., Opiyo, L., Gikonyo, S., & Otieno, E. (2022). Defining green economy aspects for eco-friendly industrial approaches; their linkages across the sustainable innovation paradigm. Scientific Research and Essays, 17(2), 17-23.