Disruptive Technologies and Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development

by Akkucuk, Ulas

Author	: Akkucuk, Ulas
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 340
Release	: 2021-09-10
Genre	: Technology & Engineering
ISBN	: 1799889025

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The rise of technology in human culture has changed almost every facet of society. Technology is especially useful regarding sustainable development. These technologies can cause significant greenhouse gas reductions and other benefits in terms of logistics and smart cities. New technology applied in this way can greatly help the human effort to restore the environment. Disruptive Technologies and Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development provides an in-depth look into the new techniques, strategies, and technologies for achieving environmental sustainability through best business and technology practices. The book covers topics such as eco-innovation, green criteria, Agriculture 4.0, and topics related to logic, philosophy, and history of science and technology from the green/sustainable point of view. It is essential for managers, academicians, scientists, students, and researchers in various government, public, and private sectors.

Eco-Innovation

by Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla

Author	: Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 269
Release	: 2009-08-28
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 0230244858

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Eco-Innovation considers the impact industry has on our environmental surroundings whilst exploring the need for more sustainable development. The concept of sustainable development and the general understanding of the interdependence of the environment and the economy are both examined in this thought-provoking new book.

OECD Studies on Environmental Innovation Better Policies to Support Eco-innovation

by OECD

Author	: OECD
Publisher	: OECD Publishing
Total Pages	: 307
Release	: 2011-03-15
Genre	:
ISBN	: 926409668X

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This report takes a pragmatic approach to policies that support the development and diffusion of eco-innovation. Building on the OECD Innovation Strategy, it argues that eco-innovation is not merely about technological developments: non-technical innovations matter as well.

Driving Eco-innovation

by Claude Fussler

Author	: Claude Fussler
Publisher	: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Total Pages	: 388
Release	: 1996
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9780273622079

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This is the tool for gaining and maintaining innovation capacity.

Eco-Innovation and the Development of Business Models

by Susana Garrido Azevedo

Author	: Susana Garrido Azevedo
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2016-09-17
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9783319377728

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Environmental challenges such as pollution, climate change, water and natural resources depletion and dwindling bio-diversity are true threats to the survival of our civilization, forcing us to learn how to act now. Fortunately this is exactly what this book does: presenting real life cases, along with theory, methodologies and tools demonstrating how eco-innovation can support sustainable economic growth and save our planet for future generations. Following an introduction describing developments and directions of eco-innovation, Section One discusses Models and Frameworks Supporting Eco-Innovation, with chapters on search strategy for radical eco-innovation; and systematic eco-innovation with TRIZ Methodology. Section Two offers surveys and case studies showing eco-innovation in practice, including a sketch of the eco-innovative landscape in the Brazilian Cellulose, Paper and Paper Products Industry; efforts to eco-innovate among large Swedish companies; progress towards joint product-service business models and more. The third section surveys future directions and emerging trends, among them a new methodology for eco-friendly construction; the development of lightweight small inter-island ferries in Scandinavia and BioTRIZ: a win-win methodology for eco-innovation. The book explores eco-innovation as a framework for supporting the development of new business models which consider the entire business ecosystem, on the way to a sustainable world. Moreover, it explores the eco-innovation process in cross-national and cross-sector perspective.

ICT Innovations for Sustainability

by Lorenz M. Hilty

Author	: Lorenz M. Hilty
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 465
Release	: 2014-08-06
Genre	: Technology & Engineering
ISBN	: 3319092286

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ICT Innovations for Sustainability is an investigation of how information and communication technology can contribute to sustainable development. It presents clear definitions of sustainability, suggesting conceptual frameworks for the positive and negative effects of ICT on sustainable development. It reviews methods of assessing the direct and indirect impact of ICT systems on energy and materials demand, and examines the results of such assessments. In addition, it investigates ICT-based approaches to supporting sustainable patterns of production and consumption, analyzing them at various levels of abstraction – from end-user devices, Internet infrastructure, user behavior, and social practices to macro-economic indicators. Combining approaches from Computer Science, Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Economics, and Environmental Sciences, the book presents a new, holistic perspective on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S). It is an indispensable resource for anyone working in the area of ICT for Energy Efficiency, Life Cycle Assessment of ICT, Green IT, Green Information Systems, Environmental Informatics, Energy Informatics, Sustainable HCI, or Computational Sustainability.

Disruptive Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

by Management Association, Information Resources

Author	: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 2227
Release	: 2019-07-05
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1522592741

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The proliferation of entrepreneurship, technological and business innovations, emerging social trends and lifestyles, employment patterns, and other developments in the global context involve creative destruction that transcends geographic and political boundaries and economic sectors and industries. This creates a need for an interdisciplinary exploration of disruptive technologies, their impacts, and their implications for various stakeholders widely ranging from government agencies to major corporations to consumer groups and individuals. Disruptive Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines innovation, imitation, and creative destruction as critical factors and agents of socio-economic growth and progress in the context of emerging challenges and opportunities for business development and strategic advantage. Highlighting a range of topics such as IT innovation, business strategy, and sustainability, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, business executives, business professionals, academicians, and researchers interested in strategic decision making using innovations and competitiveness.

Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science

by Charis M. Galanakis

Author	: Charis M. Galanakis
Publisher	: Elsevier
Total Pages	: 346
Release	: 2019-08-20
Genre	: Science
ISBN	: 0128173831

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Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science introduces and examines economically viable innovations to optimize performance and sustainability. By exploring short and long-term strategies for the development of networks and platform development, along with suggestions for open innovation, chapters discuss sustainable development ideas in key areas such as urban management/eco-design and conclude with case studies of end-user-inclusive strategies for the water supply sector. This book is an important resource for environmental and sustainability scientists interested in introducing innovative practices into their work to minimize environmental impacts. - Presents problem-oriented research and solutions - Offers strategies for minimizing or avoiding the environmental impacts of industrial production - Includes case studies on topics such as end user-inclusive innovation strategies for the water supply sector

Handbook of Research on Creating Sustainable Value in the Global Economy

by Akkucuk, Ulas

Author	: Akkucuk, Ulas
Publisher	: IGI Global
Total Pages	: 562
Release	: 2019-11-15
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 1799811980

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During the first decade of the 21st century, the world has witnessed a plethora of corporate scandals, global economic crises, and rising environmental concerns. As a result of these developments, pressure has been mounting on businesses to pay more attention to the environmental and resource consequences of the products they produce and services they deliver. The Handbook of Research on Creating Sustainable Value in the Global Economy contains a collection of pioneering research on the integration of issues of sustainability within the traditional areas of management. While highlighting topics including green marketing, circular economy, and sustainable business, this book is ideally designed for managers, executives, environmentalists, economists, business professionals, researchers, academicians, and students in disciplines including marketing, economics, finance, operations management, communication science, and information technology.