Is recycling technology innovation a major driver for technology shift in the automobile industry under an EU context?

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-398

  Amaral, José ^a   Ferrão, Paulo ^a   Rosas, Cátia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ASR; Automotive shredder residue; ELV; End of life vehicles; Recycling policies; Recycling technologies; Systems dynamics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; REUSABILITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE SHREDDER RESIDUES; END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES (ELV); RECYCLING POLICIES; SYSTEMS DYNAMICS; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33745599280     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2006.011723     Document Type: Article

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