How do they match: Industrial Ecologists

  • Natural Resources Energy Specialist

  • Perform analyses to determine how human behavior can affect, and be affected by, changes in the environment.
  • Perform environmentally extended input-output (EE I-O) analyses.
  • Analyze changes designed to improve the environmental performance of complex systems and avoid unintended negative consequences.
  • Build and maintain databases of information about energy alternatives, pollutants, natural environments, industrial processes, and other information related to ecological change.
  • Conduct analyses to determine the maximum amount of work that can be accomplished for a given amount of energy in a system, such as industrial production systems and waste treatment systems.
  • Develop alternative energy investment scenarios to compare economic and environmental costs and benefits.
  • Examine local, regional, or global use and flow of materials or energy in industrial production processes.
  • Review industrial practices, such as the methods and materials used in construction or production, to identify potential liabilities and environmental hazards.