A Study Of The Stability Of Industrial Symbiosis Network Based On Dissipative Structure Theory

From the end of 1980s, the establishment and development of industrial ecology gave rise to the practice of industrial ecology in different countries in the world. Because of its economic and environmental benefit, industrial symbiosis network (ISN) which is mainly in the form of ecological industry park is considered having great potential in achieving sustainability. However, there are only few mature and stable ISNs because of the problem of unstable, which affects the development of ISE in practice.On this basis, this paper analyzes the stability of ISN and factors that influence the stability of ISN firstly. Secondly, using linear analyzing approach in establishing analyzing model of the stability of ISN based on dissipative structure theory, and the mechanism and process of how ISN evolutes from thermodynamic structure to dissipative structure is discussed through introducing control parameter into the analyzing model of the stability of ISN. Thirdly, the mechanism of how the dissipative structure of ISN maintains its stability is discussed from views of entropy, economic benefit, environmental benefit and gaming symbiosis, and the evolving direction of ISN is presented. Finally, taking the example of Kalundborg ecological industrial park, this paper analyzes the evolving process of the structure and function of symbiosis network in Kalundborg ecological industrial park, and proves that ISN is able to evolve into dissipative structure in practice.Therefore, through combination of industrial ecology and dissipative structure theory, this paper contributes in new analyzing view of ISN and enriching of industrial ecology theory.