Indicator Systems for Sustainable Innovation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Horbach, Jens (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2005.
• Series: Sustainability and Innovation,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Economics.; Management science.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Environmental Economics.; Economics, general.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Engineering, general.

In the recent past, environmental innovations have led to a considerable reduction of many pollutants; however, further innovation is required to tackle remaining pollution sources. This work analyses the significance and the effects of framework conditions on innovation activities that contribute t...

Table of Contents:

• Methodological Aspects of an Indicator System for Sustainable Innovation
• The Innovation Effects of Environmental Policy Instruments
• Indicators for a Sustainable Technology Development — A Dynamic Perspective
• Indicators for Lead Markets of Environmental Innovations
• Policy Impacts on Macroeconomic Sustainability Indicators when Technical Change Is Endogenous
• Indicators for Innovations Towards Prevention of Toxic Risks
• Environmental Innovations in the Chemical Industry - Case Studies in a Historical Perspective
• A Sustainable Innovation Scorecard for the Electronics Industry Innovation System
• Water Management Towards Sustainability — An Indicator System to Assess Innovations.