Cities and Sustainable Technology Transitions

Contents:

PART I INTRODUCTION
1. Transitions in socio-technical systems and challenges of city leadership
Marina van Geenhuizen, J. Adam Holbrook and Mozhdeh Taheri

PART II ASSETS AND NETWORKS IN CITIES
Energy
2. Cities and photovoltaic inventions: global leaders over time
Pieter E. Stek

3. University spin-offs' steps in commercialization of sustainable energy inventions in Northwest Europe
Razie Nejabat, Mozhdeh Taheri, Victor Scholten and Marina van Geenhuizen

4. 'Solar Cities' in China as leaders in photovoltaic manufacturing
Marina van Geenhuizen and Qing Ye

5. Urban innovation or rural dedication? Contrasts in socio-technical niche development in photovoltaics in Germany
Martina Fromhold-Eisebith and Ulrich Dewald

6. Vancouver's fuel cell cluster: new opportunities or a genteel decline?
Claudia Diaz-Perez, Brian Wixted and J. Adam Holbrook

Transport
7. Cities and adoption of innovation in passenger mobility
Hans Jeekel

8. Seaport development and accelerating energy transition. Could Rotterdam and Shanghai take on a leadership role?
Marina van Geenhuizen, Lili Song and Wim Ravesteijn

Health
9. Performance of university spin-off firms in commercialization of medical technology
Mozhdeh Taheri and Marina van Geenhuizen

10. Adoption of e-health in hospitals and in cities: a myriad of influences
Sander Faber and Marina van Geenhuizen

PART III GOVERNANCE AND POLICY APPROACHES
11. Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure: adaptive policy making in cities
Freek Kuiperi, Marina van Geenhuizen and Jan Anne Annema

12. Urban intermediaries and the governance of the energy transition, two case studies in Amsterdam
Marloes Dignum

13. Living labs in health care innovation: critical factors and potential roles of city government
Marina van Geenhuizen and Nick Guldemond

14. Enhancing public sector innovation: living lab case studies on well-being services in Lahti, Finland
Suvi Konsti-Laakso, Satu Pekkarinen and Helinae Melkas

15. Health Impact Bonds as a novel financial arrangement in healthcare transition
Stephan Diek, Marina van Geenhuizen and Bart van Hulst

16. Role of cities and governance in sustainability transitions: challenges in leadership
Marina van Geenhuizen and J. Adam Holbrook

Index

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• Inovação empresarial
• Economia urbana

Transitions; sustainability; energy; transport; healthcare; cities' policy