Journal Articles
- Beise M., Rennings K., Lead markets and regulation: a framework for analyzing the international diffusion of environmental innovations, Ecological Economics, Volume 52, Issue 1, 5 January 2005, Pages 5-17
In this article, authors extend the lead market model to environmental innovations and take particular account of the peculiarities of such innovations, in particular, the public good character of environmental benefits and the role of regulations. They provide recommendations on using their approach for the development of a coordinated environmental and innovation policy.
- Foxon T., Pearson P. (2008) Overcoming barriers to innovation and diffusion of cleaner technologies: some features of a sustainable innovation policy regime, The Journal of Cleaner Production, 16S1 (2008) 148 – 169
In an earlier publication, authors had set of guiding principles for improving sustainable innovation policy processes. This paper elaborates on two of the guiding principles: stimulating the development of a sustainable innovation policy regime; and applying systems thinking, to promote a transition to sustainability.
- Horbach J. (2008) Determinants of environmental innovation-New evidence from German panel data sources, Research Policy 37 (2008) 163-173
In order to address the dynamic character of environmental innovations, this article uses two German panel databases to explore the determinants of such innovations and looks at the role of improvement of the technological capabilities, environmental regulation, environmental management tools and general organizational changes in encouraging environmental innovation.
- Huber J. (2008) Technological environmental innovations (TEIs) in a chain-analytical and life-cycle-analytical perspective, The Journal of Cleaner Production 16 (2008) 1-7
This paper is based on an empirical survey of technological environmental innovations (TEIs), i.e. new products, processes and practices that come with benign environmental effects. The survey is based on product chain analysis and innovation life cycle analysis. It looks at the occurrance of TEIs in product chains. - Devashish P. Eco-innovation and new product development: understanding the influences on market performance, Technovation, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 76-85.
This paper reports on a survey of environmental new product development (ENPD) projects in North America wherein influences on the market performance are investigated. The paper uses hierarchical regression method to find relative and incremental impact of eco-innovation activities in ENPD projects on market performance. - Rennings, K. (2000) Redefining Innovation – Eco-Innovation Research and the Contribution from Ecological Economics, Ecological Economics 32, 319 – 332.
This article was written on the assumption that innovation processes toward sustainable development (eco-innovations) had received increasing attention, while theoretical and methodological approaches to analyze these processes were poorly developed. The authors introduce the term eco-innovation in this paper addressing three kinds of changes towards sustainable development: technological, social and institutional innovation and, consider the complexity of factors influencing innovation decisions. - Weisz, H. et al (2006) The physical economy of the EU: Cross-country comparison and determinants of material consumption. Ecological Economics 58, 676-698
In this paper, authors investigate what determines observed differences in economy-wide material use among the EU-15 member states. The empirical basis for the analysis is an extended and revised material flow data set for each of the EU-15 countries in time series from 1970 to 2001. Authors compare the level and composition of domestic material consumption (DMC) in the EU-15 member states and identify determinants of the observed differences.
