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Handbook on Innovation, Society and the Environment

9781802200058 Edward Elgar Publishing

Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change

Edited by Fernando J. Díaz López, Head of Research Strategy and Director Transitions Hub, EIT Climate KIC; Associate Professor Extra-Ordinary of Sustainability Systems and Eco-innovation, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Full Professor of Economic Policy, Director of SEEDS and CERCIS, Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara and Roberto Zoboli, Full Professor of Economic Policy, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences – DISEIS and Director of ASA – Alta Scuola per l’Ambiente, Catholic University Milan, Italy

Publication Date: 2023 ISBN: 978 1 80220 005 8 Extent: 402 pp

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Through careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a catalysing factor in the societal transition towards sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of innovation as a driver of change. It examines innovation from various perspectives, including labour, trade, the circular economy and energy, to illustrate a more comprehensive picture of its impacts.

Chapters by leading authors from the sectors of eco-innovation, sustainability transformations and green and circular economies provide a meticulously balanced observation of innovation at local, regional, national and global scales. By featuring case studies from across Australasia, Europe and Latin America, as well as empirical work and modelling exercises, this forward-thinking Handbook links innovation to a range of interconnected topics. It imparts new evidence to offer a succinct conclusion about the potential success of certain innovation and green industrial policies.

This enlightening Handbook will be valuable for scholars and academics studying economics and management, economic and social innovation, and environmental policy. It will also be of great benefit for those analysing policy and industry professionals looking to learn more about eco-innovation.

Critical Acclaim

‘It is well known that climate change causes significant challenge to societies globally. The chapters in this book trace the recent evolution of circular economy studies, improving our understanding of innovation, transition and policy based on solid economic grounding.’
– Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu University, Japan

‘At the core of this book is eco-innovation, explored over a wide range of relevant topics, including business models, labour markets, policies and finance for a circular economy and the clean energy transition. The book will be very useful for researchers seeking to understand the full implications of the European Green Deal across these and other issues.’
– Paul Ekins OBE, University College London, UK

Contributors

Contributors: Feni Agostinho, Jesús Alquézar Sabadie, Nicolò Barbieri, Andrea Marcello Bassi, Alan C. Brent, Serenella Caravella, Graciela Carrillo Gonzalez, Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla, Elisa Chioatto, Davide Consoli, Francesco Crespi, Cecília Maria Villas Bôas de Almeida, Imke H. de Kock, Pablo del Río, Fernando J. Díaz López, Andrea Fabrizi, ILeonardo Garrido, Biagio F. Giannetti, Marco Guzzetti, Giulio Guarini, Jim Hinkley, Jens Horbach, Christoph P. Kiefer, Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza, Christian Le Bas, Giovanni Marin, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Valentina Meliciani, Mirko Menghini, Salvatore Monni, Finn Ole Semrau, Georg Pallaske, François Perruchas, Pedro Luiz Pierucci, Jose Ignacio Ponce Sanchez, Parag Puri, Carlos Olavo Quandt, Diana P. Rivera Delgado, Ryan Roberts, R. Sandra Schillo, Kevin Shedlock, Simone Tagliapietra, Reinhilde Veugelers, Daniel H. Villavicencio Carbajal, Francesco Vona, Emy Zecca, Roberto Zoboli

Contents

Contents:

PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Towards a sustainable, circular, innovative and socially fair economy: an introduction 2
Fernando J. Díaz López, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Roberto Zoboli

PART II ECO-INNOVATION AND POLICIES
2 How will the European Green Deal impact research and innovation? 24
Jesús Alquézar Sabadie
3 Developing a green industrial policy for the European Green Deal 36
Simone Tagliapietra and Reinhilde Veugelers
4 The mediating role of export in the innovation–growth nexus: the case of eco-innovation 51
Serenella Caravella, Francesco Crespi, Mirko Menghini and Salvatore Monni
5 The impact of the open eco-innovation mode on employment: the case of Italian network business agreements 67
Andrea Fabrizi, Giulio Guarini and Valentina Meliciani
6 Barriers to eco-innovation and public R&D incentives: evidence from Mexico 84
Fernando J. Díaz López, Diana P. Rivera Delgado and Daniel H. Villavicencio Carbajal
PART III ECO-INNOVATIONS IN CITIES, REGIONS AND THE GLOBALISED ECONOMY
7 The importance of regional spill-over effects for eco-innovations in German start-ups 110
Jens Horbach
8 Firms’ global value chain participation and its environmental performance: a review of the empirical literature 125
Finn Ole Semrau
9 The geography of green technological invention: a life cycle perspective 140
Nicolò Barbieri, Davide Consoli and François Perruchas
10 Smart cities: components and elements in the Brazilian context 153
Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza and Carlos Olavo Quandt

PART IV INNOVATION AND SOCIETY
11 Inclusive innovation: towards a theory of inclusiveness transitions 167
R. Sandra Schillo and Parag Puri
12 Frugal innovation as a new technological paradigm for inclusion and sustainability 182
Christian Le Bas
13 Energy innovations in iwi communities of Aotearoa New Zealand 196
Ryan Roberts, Alan C. Brent, James T. Hinkley and Kevin Shedlock

PART V INNOVATION AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
14 A conceptual framework for the analysis of policy mixes on the Circular Economy 212
Pablo del Río, Christoph P. Kiefer and Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla
15 Circular innovation strategies: which direction for Italian firms? 238
Elisa Chioatto and Emy Zecca
16 Policies of bioeconomy and circular economy in Latin America: a route toward sustainability 251
Graciela Carrillo Gonzalez and Jose Ignacio Ponce Sanchez

PART VI SYSTEMS OF INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS
17 Exploring the virtuous interdependencies existing between climate action and sustainability in the context of low-carbon development 281
Georg Pallaske, Andrea Marcello Bassi, Leonardo Garrido and Marco Guzzetti
18 A practical approach to managing technology within the context of sustainability transitions 309
Imke H. de Kock and Alan C. Brent
19 Labour market implications for the sustainable transition 345
Giovanni Marin and Francesco Vona
20 Innovative measure of urban sustainability: potentialities and weaknesses of the ‘Mandala SDG’ 358
Pedro Luiz Pierucci, Feni Agostinho, Cecília Maria Villas Bôas de Almeida and Biagio F. Giannetti

Index 372