Blackwell Publishing

New in 2008

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Published for Yale University on behalf of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The official journal of the International Society for Industrial Ecology

Edited by:
Reid Lifset


Impact Factor: 1.962


The Journal of Industrial Ecology addresses a series of related topics:

  • material and energy flows studies ("industrial metabolism") 
  • technological change 
  • dematerialization and decarbonization 
  • life cycle planning, design and assessment 
  • design for the environment 
  • extended producer responsibility ("product stewardship") 
  • eco-industrial parks ("industrial symbiosis") 
  • product-oriented environmental policy 
  • eco-efficiency

TopNews and Announcements

JIE in the news

Fast Company, June 2008
"American Apparel's New Image" cites the JIE article:  O'Rourke, D. 2005. Market movements: Nongovernmental organization strategies to influence global production and consumption. Journal of Industrial Ecology 9(1-2): 115-128

The New York Times Magazine quotes JIE editor Reid Lifset on Fiji Water in "Water Proof" by Rob Walker