Toward sustainable climate change adaptation

摘要: Industrial ecology (IE) has made great contributions to climate change mitigation research, in terms of its systems thinking and solid methodologies such as life cycle assessment, material flow analysis, environmentally extended input–output analysis. However, potential contribution adaptation is unclear. Adaptation become increasingly urgent a continuously changing climate, especially developing countries, which are projected bear the brunt climate‐change‐related damages. On basis brief review impacts literature, we suggest that IE can play an important role following two aspects. First, with emphasis on perspective, help us determine how interacts our socio‐economic system interactions may aggravate (or moderate) direct or whether they shift burden other environmental impacts. Second, quantify indirect activities, identify opportunities, achieve sustainable adaptation. Further, find substantial investment needed increase resilience infrastructure (e.g., transport, energy, water supply) agriculture countries. Because these sectors also main drivers degradation, climate‐resilient countries deserves special attention future studies. Overall, have contribute research policy questions, exploring this growing field will, turn, inspire development.