Towards a Sustainable Economy Paradoxes and Trends in Energy and Transportation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: da Costa, Pascal (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Attias, Danielle (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sustainability and Innovation,
• Subjects: Environmental economics.; Renewable energy resources.; Climate change.; Management.; Industrial management.; Transportation.; Environmental Economics.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Innovation/Technology Management.
• Physical Description: XI, 143 p. 40 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319790602
• ISSN: 1860-1030
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-79060-2

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 combines in the framework of a systems sciences approach, the book presents qualitative and quantitative studies on government regulation, resources management and firms' strategy. Topics covered include the state-market dilemma of government CO2 emission targets, implications of the electrification of the economy, incentives and coercion in government transport policies, and innovations in the electric vehicle industry.