Weber / Hemmelskamp / Hemmelskamp. Towards Environmental Innovation Systems

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-27298-4
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

Here is a dialog among worldwide experts across disciplines concerning theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy 'towards environmental innovation systems'. The contributors explore new directions of research at the border of two research traditions: systems of innovation and environmental innovations. The text examines the four main components of environmental innovation systems: conceptual foundations, empirical experiences, strategic approaches, and experiences with policy instruments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weber, Matthias

Hemmelskamp., Jens

Weber, K. Matthias

Hemmelskamp, Jens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;6
2;Contents;7
3;Merging Research Perspectives on Innovation Systems and Environmental Innovation: An Introduction;10
4;On the Co-Evolution of Technologies and Institutions;17
4.1;1. Introduction;17
4.2;2. Meaning and Uses of Co-Evolution;19
4.3;3. Considerations about some Sectors/Fields;24
4.4;4. Some Generalisations;28
4.5;5. Induced Innovation and the Co-Evolution of Technologies and Institutions;32
4.6;6. Environmental Impact;33
4.7;7. Summary and Conclusions;37
5;The Management of the Co-Evolution of Technical, Environmental and Social Systems;40
5.1;1. Introduction;40
5.2;2. The Need for Transformation or System Innovation;41
5.3;3. Transition and Co-Evolution;43
5.4;4. Policy Programmes for System Innovation;47
5.5;5. Transition Management;49
5.6;6. Transition Management in Relation to Current Policy;55
5.7;7. The Transition to a Low-Emission Energy Infrastructure;56
5.8;8. Energy Transition Management;57
5.9;9. Summary and Concluding Remarks;61
6;Technological Regimes, Environmental Performance and Innovation Systems: Tracing the Links;63
6.1;1. Introduction;63
6.2;2. Framing Environment-Innovation Studies;64
6.3;3. Change in Technological Regimes;67
6.4;4. Innovation and Environmental Performance in two Technological Regimes;69
6.5;5. Reconceptualising the Relationship Between Innovation Systems, Technological Regimes and Environmental Performance;83
6.6;6. Conclusion: Path Dependency and Transitions in Technological Regimes;85
7;Can Poland's Success in Environmental Policy Reforms Translate into Technological Innovation for Environment?;87
7.1;1. Introduction;87
7.2;2. A Decade of Progress in Environmental Protection;88
7.3;3. Deconstructing the Elements of Poland's Progress;92
7.4;4. Roots of the System's Effectiveness;94
7.5;5. From Institutional Reform to Technological Innovation;95
8;Sustainable Development and the Regional Dimension of the Innovation System;103
8.1;1. Introduction;103
8.2;2. From Path Dependency to Path Creation;104
8.3;3. Innovation as a Strategy to Achieve Environmental Sustainability;106
8.4;4. The Concept of Sustainable Technologies;107
8.5;5. Coping with Uncertainty as a Rationale of Companies' Investment in Clean Innovation;109
8.6;6. New Insights into the Innovation Process and the Regional Dimension;110
8.7;7. Instruments of Sustainability-Oriented National Innovation Policy;111
8.8;8. Regional Policy for Sustainable Development;113
8.9;9. Supporting Innovation Networks as a Core Element of Regional Policy of Sustainable Development;113
8.10;10. The Role of Government and Policy Learning;117
8.11;11. Conclusion;118
9;Green Innovation in Nordic Energy Industry: Systemic Contexts and Dynamic Trajectories;120
9.1;1. Introduction;120
9.2;2. Theoretical Framework;121
9.3;3. Analysis of the Technical-Economic Core;127
9.4;4. Societal Basis and Political-Administrative Anchoring;131
9.5;5. Dynamic Issues and Evolution;135
9.6;6. Normative and Theoretical limplications;139
10;Public Policy, Voluntary Initiatives and Water Benign Process Innovations: Empirical Evidence from the West German Chemical Industry during the Mid- 1990s';142
10.1;1. Introduction;142
10.2;2. Factors Influencing Water Benign Process Innovations;143
10.3;3. Innovation Indicators;146
10.4;4. Description of the Sample;148
10.5;5. The Questionnaire: Innovation Counting;150
10.6;6. The Questionnaire: Applied Indicators of Explanatory Factors;151
10.7;7. Methodological Issues;152
10.8;8. Empirical Results;154
10.9;9. Conclusions;161
11;Government and Environmental Innovation in Europe and North America;163
11.1;1. Abstract;163
11.2;2. Introduction;163
11.3;3. Ecological Modernization and Its Problems;165
11.4;4. Has Regulation Failed?;167
11.5;5. Have Consensus-based Approaches Succeeded?;171
11.6;6. Conditions for Adequate Innovation;173
11.7;7. Resolving the Apparent Policy Dilemmas;175
11.8;8. Final Commentary;177
12;Ecological Modernisation and the Creation of Lead Markets;179
12.1;1. Introduction;179
12.2;2. Ecological Modernisation;180
12.3;3. The Political Dimension of Environmental Innovations;182
12.4;4. Globalisation and National Environmental Policy Capacity;184
12.5;5. The Porter Hypotheses on Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness;187
12.6;6. Diffusion of Policy Innovations and the Globalisation of Environmental Policy;189
12.7;7. The Interplay between the Diffusion of Environmental Policy Innovations and Environmental Technology;190
12.8;8. Lead Markets for Environmental Technologies;193
12.9;9. The Limits to Ecological Modernization;196
13;Innovation, Time and Sustainability;198
13.1;1. Introduction;198
13.2;2. Innovations and Environment;198
13.3;3. Innovations and Sustainability;200
13.4;4. Innovation and Time: Windows of Opportunity;202
13.5;5. Examples;203
13.6;6. Modelling and Forecasting Windows of Opportunities;206
13.7;7. Conclusions;209
13.8;8. Acknowledgements;210
14;Integrated Long-Term Strategies to Induce Regime Shifts towards Sustainability: The Approach of Strategic Niche Management;211
14.1;1. Introduction;211
14.2;2. Regime Shifts and the Role of Niches;213
14.3;3. Evidence of Regime Shifts;220
14.4;4. Policy Strategies to Induce Sustainable Innovation and Regime Shifts;223
14.5;5. SNM as a Modulation Policy for Inducing Regime Shifts;225
14.6;6. The Role of Niche Managers: Theory and First Experiences;231
14.7;7. Conclusions;236
15;Policies and Conditions for Environmental Innovation and Management in Industry;239
15.1;1. Introduction;239
15.2;2. Definitions;240
15.3;3. Outcomes of the Work of the Expert Group on Policies and Actions for Sustainable and Competitive European Production Systems;244
15.4;4. Conclusions;249
16;The Need for Environmental Innovation Indicators and Data from a Policy Perspective;252
16.1;1. Introduction;252
16.2;2. Harnessing Science and Technology;252
16.3;3. Characteristics of Environmental Innovations and Obstacles to Stimulating It;253
16.4;4. The Issues Policy Makers Need to Address in Formulating Effective Policies;255
16.5;5. The Type of Indicators and Data Needed;264
16.6;6. Conclusion;268
17;Innovations in the Environmental Policy System: Voluntary, Collaborative and Information- Based Policies in the United States and the Netherlands;269
17.1;1. Introduction;269
17.2;2. Fostering Innovation through Voluntary, Collaborative and Information- based Strategies;271
17.3;3. Cases of Policy Innovations in the USA and the Netherlands;274
17.4;4. Understanding the Successes and Failures;278
17.5;5. Conclusions;280
18;The IPPC Directive and Factors Influencing the Economic and Environmental Performance of Firms and Plants in the Cement, Non- Ferrous Metals and Pulp and Paper Sectors in the EU;282
18.1;1. Introduction;282
18.2;2. BAT Reference Documents;282
18.3;3. Competitiveness Effects of BAT;283
18.4;4. Previous Work in the Area;284
18.5;5. Findings;292
18.6;6. Conclusions;298
19;Back-Casting for Environmental Sustainability: From STD and SusHouse towards Implementation;299
19.1;1. Introduction;299
19.2;3. Strategies towards the Sustainable Household ( SusHouse);304
19.3;4. The Role of the Government: New Governance Models;311
19.4;5. Towards Implementation in Coalitions with Business;312
19.5;6. Conclusions and Recommendations;315
20;Towards Environmental Innovation A Policy Synthesis;317
21;References;322
22;List of Contributors;345