It is in the Air: Exploring Cleaner Air Pathways for Zabrze

Through research and interviews with several experts and stakeholders during the study visit in Zabrze, Poland, the main sources of air pollution in Zabrze and potential areas of intervention were identified. The project focused on residential heating in Zabrze, as coal based heating systems were identified as the main contributor to air pollution in the city. An alternative heating system scenario based on cleaner sources was suggested and compared to a baseline scenario in terms of cost and emission reduction potentials. Moreover, several enabling measures ranging from better data management to running campaigns to raise awareness and increased stakeholder collaboration was suggested in order to tackle the problem of air pollution

Industrial Symbiosis. A case of Oman

Current consumption and production cannot rely any longer on traditional linear approach to satisfy increasing needs of the growing population. Instead, the principles of circularity should be applied. One way to do is to adopt industrial symbiosis approach, which entails physical exchange of materials, energy, water and/or by-products between traditionally separate industries. However, the uptake of industrial symbioses is fostered not only by technical feasibility, but also social forces captured within the theories of the institutional capacity and instuitional context. Therefore, this research aims at understanding the influence of the institutional capacity and determining factors of institutional context on advancement of industrial symbiosis in the real-world application. For this purpose a case of an industrial park and port in Oman was studied. During the research process the link between uptake of industrial symbiosis and the local institutional capacity and context became distinct and undeniable. The result of the analysis became a range of proposed interventions and recommendations for Sohar Port & Freezone, which the actors could undertake, to boost industrial symbiosis. Moreover, it provides a good overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional context, which shapes the range possibilities the actors of the park see there