On the mechanism and effects of innovation: Search for safety and independence of resource constraints expands the safe operating range

Ecological Economics

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 387-400

  Bringezu, Stefan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decoupling; Eco innovation; Institutions; Resource efficiency; Sustainable resource management; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INNOVATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84931268990     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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