New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research [electronic resource] /
edited by Jens Horbach, Christiane Reif.
- 1st ed. 2018.
- XV, 295 p. 123 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
- Sustainability and Innovation, 1860-1030 .
- Sustainability and Innovation, .
New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research: Aim of the Book and Overview of the Different Chapters -- Changing Patterns in Eco-Innovation Research: A Bibliometric Analysis -- On the Economic Returns of Eco-Innovation: Where Do We Stand? -- Shaping System Innovation: Transformative Environmental Policies -- Outlook: Can Environmental Product Standards Enable Eco-Innovation? -- Disentanglin Technological Innovations: A Micro-econometric Analysis of Their Determinants -- The Impact of Resource Efficiency Measures on Performance in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises -- Good Enough. Are Socially Responsible Companies the More Successful Environmental Innovators? -- Environmental Innovation and Corporate Sustainability: A 15-year Comparison Based on Survey Data -- Effects of Innovation and Domestic Market Factors on OECD Countries' Exports of Wind Power Technologies -- Exploring the Role of Instrument Design and Instrument Interaction for Eco-Innovation: A Survey-based Analysis of Renewable Energy Innovation in Germany -- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Fashion Industry - How Eco-Innovations Can Lead to a (More) Sustainable Business Model in the Fashion Industry -- Towards a Dynamic Understanding of Innovation Systems: An Integrated TIS-MLP Approach for Wind Turbines.
Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of recent advances in the rapidly growing field of eco-innovation research, adopts an interdisciplinary perspective and outlines the main future developmental trends. A broad range of topics are addressed, including a bibliometric analysis of eco-innovation research, the relationship between eco-innovation and corporate sustainability, eco-innovation system analysis, new evidence on the economic effects of eco-innovation, and the relevance of policy and policy mixes for eco-innovation activities. The book is dedicated to Klaus Rennings, one of the most important representatives of this field, who unexpectedly passed away in September 2015.