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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > sustainability science and engineering > industrial ecology
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > industrial ecology
Preferred Term:

industrial ecology

Definition:
The systematic study of material and energy flows in products, industrial processes, and economies focusing on the interaction of industrial systems and the ecological systems of which they are a part.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
environmental sustainability, sustainability science and engineering
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136605
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