A Systematic Approach to Optimizing Regional Industrial Networks for High Eco-Efficiency Transformation

Industrial networks have become intricately interwoven,
utilizing
material resources to meet humanity’s needs. Recently, sustainable
technologies have been pursued to enhance industrial efficiency and
reduce environmental and resource impacts. However, current research
lacks a comprehensive methodology and typical cases for constructing
efficient resource-based industrial networks. Hence, this study employs
a comprehensive approach to identify and construct efficient industrial
networks from a holistic perspective. Using the Qinghai Saline Lake
industrial zone as an example, this research elaborates on establishing
and evaluating highly efficient regional industrial networks. It evaluates
the eco-efficiency of 184 technologies based on resource development
and constructs an efficient resource industry network for the development
of the Qinghai Salt Lake using natural resources such as coal, oil,
natural gas, and various types of ores as the initial stage and analyzes
the characteristics of the industry network with different efficiencies.
The research findings emphasize that solely scrutinizing technological
efficiency and focusing on either the upstream raw processing network
or the downstream deep-processing network while neglecting interactions
within the industrial network can constrain the network’s overall
efficiency and hinder synergy between resources and the environment
throughout the entire network. The method applies to constructing,
evaluating, and optimizing industrial zones with resource endowments.