Mineral-Water-Energy Nexus: Implications of Localized Production and Consumption for Industrial Ecology

McLellan, B; Giurco, D; Corder, G; Golev, A; Kishita, Y; Sharpe, S

Mineral-Water-Energy Nexus: Implications of Localized Production and Consumption for Industrial Ecology

McLellan, B Giurco, D

Corder, G Golev, A Kishita, Y Sharpe, S

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Citation:: The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity, 2015
Issue Date:: 2015

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dc.contributor.author	McLellan, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Giurco, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-9531	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Corder, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Golev, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kishita, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sharpe, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-2519	en_US
dc.date	2015-07-10	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity, 2015	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43544
dc.description.abstract	Urban and remote areas are increasingly using decentralised systems for renewable energy production and storage, as well as for water harvesting and recycling and to a lesser extent for product manufacture via 3D printing. This paper asks two questions – how will these developments affect (i) the end-uses of minerals, including critical minerals and (ii) the implications for industrial ecology and the development of a sound materials cycle society. We find a trade-off between using higherperformance critical minerals in low concentrations which are complex to recycle, and unalloyed, standardised materials for increased effectiveness across multiple reuse cycles. Design and operational challenges for managing decentralised infrastructure are also discussed as their uptake approaches a tipping point.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	21st International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference: The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity	en_US
dc.title	Mineral-Water-Energy Nexus: Implications of Localized Production and Consumption for Industrial Ecology	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Geelong, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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pubs.finish-date	2015-07-12	en_US
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Abstract:

Urban and remote areas are increasingly using decentralised systems for renewable energy production and storage, as well as for water harvesting and recycling and to a lesser extent for product manufacture via 3D printing. This paper asks two questions – how will these developments affect (i) the end-uses of minerals, including critical minerals and (ii) the implications for industrial ecology and the development of a sound materials cycle society. We find a trade-off between using higherperformance critical minerals in low concentrations which are complex to recycle, and unalloyed, standardised materials for increased effectiveness across multiple reuse cycles. Design and operational challenges for managing decentralised infrastructure are also discussed as their uptake approaches a tipping point.

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