ISBN:
9781783476763
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 401 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
Series Statement:
New Horizons in Regional Science Series
DDC:
711
Keywords:
Urban renewal
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City planning
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Sustainable development
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City planning
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City planning
;
Sustainable development
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Sustainable development
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Urban renewal
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Urban renewal
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Stadt
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Energie
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Transport
;
Gesundheitswesen
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Nachhaltigkeit
;
Stadtentwicklung
Abstract:
Cities are undoubted key players in technology creation and adoption for sustainable transitions. This book addresses both the active and passive roles of cities in technology innovation, commercialisation, mass-production and adoption. In particular, it examines elements of three socio-technical systems, energy, transport and healthcare. The authors investigate cities in Europe, Asia and North America, providing an in depth understanding of the differences in leadership roles that cities adopt across the globe. The book breaks new ground in the analysis of topical issues such as local `cradle' conditions, incentive schemes, niche-development, living labs, impact bonds, grass-roots intermediation and adaptive policy making. Researchers and students involved in the urban studies, socio-technical transitions and sustainability would greatly benefit from reading this book. The variety of practical examples also makes this book an important tool for city policy makers, as well as public policy and public sector scholars
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I Introduction. 1 Transitions in socio-technical systems and challenges of city leadership
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Part II Assets and networks in cities. ; Section II.I Energy. 2 Cities and photovoltaic inventions: global leaders over time
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Section II.II Transport. 7 Cities and adoption of innovation in passenger mobility
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Section II.III Health. 9 Performance of university spin-off firms in commercialization of medical technology
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Part III Governance and policy approaches. 11 Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure: adaptive policy making in cities
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