Pattern of patent-based environmental technology innovation in China

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1032-1042

  Sun, Yamei ^a,b   Lu, Yonglong ^a   Wang, Tieyu ^a   Ma, Hua ^a,b   He, Guizhen ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Environmental patent; Environmental technology; Innovation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD PRESERVATION; INNOVATION; PLANNING; RANDOM VARIABLES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PATENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION CAPABILITY; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UTILITY MODELS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 49649107265     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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