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Cities are undoubted key players in technology creation and adoption for sustainable transitions. This book addresses both the active and passive roles of cities in technology innovation, commercialisation, mass-production and adoption. In particular, it examines elements of three socio-technical systems, energy, transport and healthcare. The authors investigate cities in Europe, Asia and North America, providing an in depth understanding of the differences in leadership roles that cities adopt across the globe. The book breaks new ground in the analysis of topical issues such as local '‘cradle’' conditions, incentive schemes, niche-development, living labs, impact bonds, grass-roots intermediation and adaptive policy making. Researchers and students involved in the urban studies, socio-technical transitions and sustainability would greatly benefit from reading this book. The variety of practical examples also makes this book an important tool for city policy makers, as well as public policy and public sector scholars. Contributors include: J.A. Annema, U. Dewald, M. Dignum, S. Faber, A. Holbrook, J.A. Holbrook, S. Konsti-Laakso, F. Kuipéri, H. Melkas, R. Nejabat, W. Ravesteijn, V. Scholten, L. Song, P. Stek, M. Taheri, M.S. van Geenhuizen, B. van Hulst, B. Wixted, Q. Ye

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Author:   Marina van Geenhuizen ,  J. Adam Holbrook ,  Mozhdeh Taheri
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9781783476763

ISBN 10:   1783476761
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   29 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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 Helina 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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Edited by Marina van Geenhuizen, Professor of Innovation and Innovation Policy in Urban Economies, Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, J. Adam Holbrook, Associate Director and Adjunct Professor, Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Canada and Mozhdeh Taheri, Researcher, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

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