Services and the Green Economy

Services and the Green Economy addresses a significant gap in the knowledge and understanding of sustainable economic development. Bringing together a range of expert contributions the book analyses the role of services and service industries in the transition to a greener economy. Framed by an appr...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Jones, Andrew (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ström, Patrik (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hermelin, Brita (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rusten, Grete (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Acknowledgments-. Notes on Contributors-. List of Tables and Figures-. Introduction: Services and the Green Economy (Andrew Jones, Patrik Strom, Brita Hermelin and Grete Rusten)-. Part One: Services and the 'Greening' of Economic Development-. Green Services Development- Aspects of Local Policy and Cross-sector Interactions (Brita Hermelin)-. The Structure, Strategy and Geography of Green Certification Services (Grete Rusten)-. Remanufacturing as an Enabler for Green Service Models (Mitsutaka Matsumoto)-. The Transformative Roles of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Developing Green ICT. Evidence from Gothenburg, Sweden (Xiangxuan Xu and Patrik Strom)-. Market Conditions for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A case study of green support services (Helge Lea Tvedt)-. Part Two: Services and the Transition to Green Economy
  • Greening Finance and Financing the Green: Considerations and observations on the role of finance in energy transitions (Hans-Martin Zademach and Johanna Dichtl)-. Carbon offsetting and corporate strategies: The case of large German firms (Britta Klagge and Sebastian Reimer)-. Who is driving the 'smart city' agenda? Assessing Smartness as a Governance Strategy for Cities in Europe (Havard Haarstad)-. Part Three: Contrasting Industry Cases: Engineering, Viticulture and Construction-. Service Engineering Research in Japan: Toward sustainable society (Kentaro Watanbe, Masaaki Mochimaru and Yoshiki Shimomura)-. The Greening of Chilean Wineries through Specialized Services (Nanno Mulder)-. Keeping up with the Pace of Green Building: Service provision in a highly dynamic sector (Christian Schulz and Berenice Preller)-. Conclusion: The Central Role of Services in the Greening of the Economy (Andrew Jones, Patrik Strmo, Brita Hermelin and Grete Rusten)
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