Introducing and scaling up sustainable product-service systems: Insights from transition studies

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages 41-80

  Ceschin, Fabrizio ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi level perspective; Product service system; PSS commercialisation; PSS implementation; Scaling up; Strategic niche management; Sustainable development; System innovation; Transition management; Transition studies

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALISATION; MULTILEVELS; PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS; PSS IMPLEMENTATION; SCALING-UP; STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM INNOVATIONS; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT; TRANSITION STUDIES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84930659287     PISSN: 2191530X     EISSN: 21915318     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03795-0_3     Document Type: Article

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