NDLI: An assessment of inter-firm networks in a wood biomass industrial cluster: lessons for integrated policymaking

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An assessment of inter-firm networks in a wood biomass industrial cluster: lessons for integrated policymaking

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Gunjima, Takashi Ananth, A. Prem Visvanathan, Chettiyappan
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Effective use of biomass is emerging in various agro-industries, offering new avenues for sustainable regional development. A case analysis is done on a wood industrial cluster in Maniwa, Japan to analyze the drivers and barriers for community-based actions in improving environmental performance of small businesses operating in the cluster. Wood processing businesses in Maniwa generate wastes such as wood trimmings and shavings. Community-based actions of various businesses in the supply chain realized the commercial value in such waste products and explored options of wood such as biomass fuel, extraction of ethanol, wood-based concrete and organic strawberry farming. Various technologies enabled the process to be carried out, and knowledge/information was brought in by local research institutes. Taking leadership and participation by business in community-based social networks increased the availability of market information and lowered its cost. It also led them to reach collective decisions and implement actions together. Evidences from a strength, weakness, opportunities and potential analysis of the Maniwa wood cluster revealed that stimulating community-based actions, providing enabling technologies, creation of social capital and policy integration are the pillars for transforming local industrial clusters into eco-friendly industrial clusters. Technical facts, policy experiences and findings suggest that grouping of biomass-based industries and developing joint actions for sound material flow represent a promising strategy to promote sustainable production and consumption while providing a new model for environment friendly regional development.
Starting Page	365
Ending Page	372
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1007/s10098-009-0246-z
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://faculty.ait.ac.th/visu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/12An-assessment-of-inter-firm-networks-in-a-wood-biomass-industrial-cluster-lessons-for-integrated-policymaking_2009_Clean-Technologies-and-Environmental-Policy.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-009-0246-z
Volume Number	12
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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