Technological innovation for sustainable development: An analysis of different types of impacts for countries in the BRICS and G7 groups

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 425-436

  Brandaõ Santana, Naja ^a   Rebelatto, Daisy Aparecida Do Nascimento ^a   Périco, Ana Elisa ^b   Moralles, Herick Fernando ^c   Leal Filho, Walter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BRICS; economic growth; G7; sustainable development; technological innovation

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84941939308     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2015.1069766     Document Type: Article

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