The diffusion of clean technologies: a review with suggestions for future diffusion analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages S14-S21

  Kemp, René ^a   Volpi, Massimiliano ^a,b  

^a UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clean technology; Diffusion of innovation; Literature review

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITIES; CLEAN TECHNOLOGY; END-OF-PIPE SOLUTION; LITERATURE REVIEW;

INNOVATION;

EID: 37049016905     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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