Lidköping is a small town situated in the south of Sweden. Lidköping houses an industrial and a harbour area, where a network of symbiotic relations have developed over the years. An important aspect of the symbiotic connections in Lidkoping is their contribution to the emergence of bio-based production systems that help decouple regional economic activity from the use of fossil resources. Diagram shows some of these synergistic connections, together with the parties involved and types and annual quantities of resources exchanged among them. The synergistic relations in and around Lidkoping provide a range of environmental benefits, examples of which include the following:
  • Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
  • Emissions of other air pollutants
  • Reduction in the use of fossil fuel resources
  • Reduction of waste landfilling