Municipal demand-side policy tools and the strategic management of technology life cycles

Technovation

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 797-806

  Cohen, Boyd ^a   Ernesto Amorós, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Demand side policy tools; Innovation policy; Smart cities; Sustainability; Technology life cycles

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAXATION;

INNOVATION POLICIES; LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLICY TOOLS; SMART CITIES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84922642202     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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