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"Through careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a catalysing factor in the societal transition … towards sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of innovation as a driver of change. It examines … innovation from various perspectives, including labour, trade, the circular economy and energy, to illustrate a more …
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Economic liberalization, innovation and technology transfer : opportunities for cleaner production in copper mining and … the largest copper producer in the world / Claes Brundenius -- Technological change and the environmental imperative : the …
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uncertainty can help explain why the innovation and diffusion of new technologies is such a protracted and complex procedure. The … of energy economics, and by focusing on the diffusion of energy-saving technologies rather than their innovation. It will …
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Climate change tends to increase the frequency and intensity of weather-related disasters, which puts many people at risk. Economic, social and environmental impacts further increase vulnerability to disasters and tend to set back development, destroy livelihoods, and increase disparity...
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In their pursuit of policies to combat global warming, countries will find that they may also receive additional benefits which are not directly associated with the primary aim. These ancillary benefits are likely to include, for example, a reduction in pollution as a result of carbon...
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Industrial innovation is essential for national and corporate competitiveness. Understanding the nature, determinants … and consequences of innovation is a key task of managers, public policymakers and all students of industry and business …pt. 1. The nature, sources and outcomes of industrial innovation -- pt. 2. Sectoral and industrial studies of …
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relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain … service productivity and innovation, and call for a conceptual re-working of the ways in which these are measured. They also …pt. 1. Productivity and performances in services -- pt. 2. Innovation in services and through services …
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, Innovation and Growth assembles a stellar cast of international contributors. Leading economists join the debate on innovation … innovation -- 7. Cooperation, creativity and closure in scientific research networks : modelling the dynamics of epistemic … communities -- 8. The diversity of social systems of innovation and production during the 1990s -- 9. An overview of sustainable …
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Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …
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1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth …? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region … of hope? -- 7. Entrepreneurship and the design process : the paradox of innovation in a routine design process -- 8 …
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