The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe's key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an engine for employment, growth and innovation in Europe, and there are crucial challenges and opportunities ahead....

Preface -- 1 Local Utilities in the German Electricity Market and their Role in the Diffusion of Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation -- 2 Contracting and Mikro-KWK - the Role of Municipal Utilities in Germany -- 3 Governance variety in the energy service contracting...

Tomasz Janasz demonstrates that digital technologies and new mobility concepts can lead to a reduction of the automobiles in urban areas by a factor of 10. The book features two vivid case studies of such digital mobility concepts: TwoGo by SAP and smexx. The author proposes six prototypes of...

This textbook provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability in the context of transportation planning, management, and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, indicators and frameworks for measuring sustainable development in the transportation sector...

This proceedings volume presents current research on transport sector development, with particular emphasis on sustainable transport development, innovation and transport enterprise growth and survival. Derived from the 2016 TranSopot Conference held in Sopot, Poland, this book aims to show the...

The book deals with urban transportation planning in light of environmental sustainability and social equity. It begins with a review of the Indian urban transportation system and the issues surrounding it, and discusses the alternatives and policy directions that are being considered. It...

Isabel Maria Staufer untersucht, inwiefern sowohl die Markenliebe als auch die ökologische Werthaltung eines Konsumenten als Steuerungsinstrumente innerhalb eines Kaufentscheidungsprozesses bei Produktinnovationen fungieren können. Auf Grundlage einer verhaltenstheoretischen Untersuchung, die...

Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Theory and Methods -- Part II: Fields of Analysis: Clean Personal Road Transportation and Energy- Efficient Housing -- Part III: Research and Policy Implications: Mastering the Challenges of Socio-Technical Transitions in Theory and Practice

Radikale Innovationen, insbesondere im Übergang zur Elektromobilität, stellen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft vor große Herausforderungen. Es bedarf konsequenter und koordinierter Anstrengungen an den Schnittstellen der betriebswirtschaftlichen und ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Forschung, um sie...

Anhand einer quantitativen Befragung von ca. 1500 Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen aus Baden-Württemberg weist Sarah Witzke eine zurückhaltende Tendenz hinsichtlich der Intention, zukünftig Carsharing-Fahrzeuge anstelle eines eigenen Autos nutzen zu wollen, nach. Sie zeigt, dass der Besitz...