The focus of this study is the relationship between heavy metal mobilization, acidification, and land use. Dynamic Input-Output Models Faye Duchin, Director of New York University's Institute of Economic Analysis, has created 'what if' tools upon the foundation of industrial metabolism and structural economics. By incorporating a time dimension Duchin has created a means of analyzing the total impacts of alternative scenarios of industrial change. Dynamic input-output models are used to develop a set of possible solutions rather than a single optimal one . . . A more complex set of results, involving economic and environmental trade-offs, can be evaluated.
Most industrial ecologists focus on manufacturing.
Possible diversification into railcar production through acquisition of a current manufacturer and retooling some of the company's auto parts plants. Create conceptual models to develop the most useful research questions and to guide next steps. Build a database of relevant data in a form the dynamic IO models can use. Evaluate each scenario from economic and environmental perspectives using the dynamic input output model. The final products for the manufacturer would be a set of scenarios with assessment of the impact of each possible course on its own economic interests and its impact on the environment.