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innovation is required to tackle remaining pollution sources. This work analyses the significance and the effects of framework … conditions on innovation activities that contribute to the realisation of a sustainable development. The book links the … environmental innovation fields such as process innovations in the steel production, substitution of dangerous chemicals …
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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
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This book opens up a critical dimension to the interdisciplinary field of Industrial Ecology (IE) and one of its four areas - Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Presenting the concept of closed-loop thinking, this timely book explains how industries and societies can achieve environmental...
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Innovation is key to achieving a sustainable electricity system. New technologies and organizational changes can bring … the setting of innovation processes. It is also suitable for researchers in energy and climate change. …
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This book provides an interdisciplinary account of how technological advances - mainly in the domains of energy and transportation - contribute to the transformation towards a more sustainable economic system. Drawing on methods from engineering, the management sciences and economics, which it...
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Preface -- Part I: Innovation in Planning, Reforms, Technology and Transformative Processes -- Part II: Innovation in … the globe, the contributors present new tools, approaches and methods to pursue and facilitate innovation in climate …
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theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy "towards environmental innovation systems". The … innovation and environmental innovations. For this purpose, the book draws on recent conceptual and empirical insights as well as … innovation systems: conceptual foundations, empirical experiences, strategic approaches, and experiences with policy instruments …
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authors use case studies to illustrate the policy framework that favors environmental innovation, and offer recommendations … lead markets for innovations such as fuel cells, photovoltaics, and others. Contributions of innovation economics, policy …
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This case book provides examples of multi-stakeholder partnerships that aim to create sustainable enterprises for both the for-profit sectors and for individuals who live in conditions of poverty. Ideal for teaching, after a brief introduction to the case method, the cases are presented as...
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How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient material-efficient economies?...
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