Circular economy has become a central concept of sustainable production and consumption
since its introduction into the public eye. However, to ensure circular economy actually …

There is increasing evidence that throughout the world, firms, governmental agencies and
NGOs are seeking to stimulate industrial symbiosis. This concept and its application have …

This paper present a comparison between Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) learning approaches
and algorithms. FCMs are fuzzy digraphs with weights and feedback loops, consisting of …

Policy making, strategic planning and management in general are complex decision making
tasks, where the formulation of a quantitative mathematical model may be difficult or …

Abstract The literature on Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is rich in frameworks, methods, and tools
for assessing sustainable impacts as a strategy for implementing a circular economy …

The industrial symbiosis in eco-industrial parks requires intense broker involvement to be
implemented. However, market changes and technological advancement could undermine …

Fuzzy cognitive maps (FCM) have recently gained ground in many engineering applications,
mainly because they allow stakeholder engagement in reduced-form complex systems …

Fuzzy cognitive mapping is commonly used as a participatory modelling technique whereby
stakeholders create a semi-quantitative model of a system of interest. This model is often …

Industrial symbiosis is an eco-industrial model to achieve the sustainable development of
industrial parks through the exchange of byproducts, especially for the chemical industries …

Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) is a widely used participatory modelling methodology in
which stakeholders collaboratively develop a 'cognitive map'(a weighted, directed graph) …