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Redefining innovation — eco-innovation research and the contribution from ecological economics

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ID14865350
AuthorsKlaus Rennings (Centre for European Economic Research, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume32
Issue2
Pages319-332
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcological Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0921-8009 • E-ISSN: 1873-6106
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0921-8009(99)00112-3
OpenAlexW2097628222
LanguageEN
Citations received402
References cited14

Ecological economics · Economic system · Economics · Evolutionary Economics · Externality · Induced innovation · Industrial organization · Innovation Economics · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Technological change · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Sustainable Industrial Ecology · Sustainable Supply Chain Management · Ecology

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Citations per year16,08
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