Regional eco-innovation trajectories

verfasst von

Hendrik Hansmeier, Sebastian Losacker

Abstract

Given that eco-innovations and the associated renewal of regional economic structures are pivotal in addressing environmental challenges, regional research is increasingly focusing on their spatio-temporal dynamics. While green technological and industrial path developments in specific regions have received considerable attention, little effort has been made to derive general patterns of environmental inventive activities across regions. Drawing on unique data capturing both green incumbent and green start-up activities in the 401 German NUTS-3 regions over the period 1997–2018, this paper sheds light on how eco-innovation activities unfold in different regional contexts. For this purpose, we introduce sequence analysis methods into the research toolkit of research on regional development. These novel methods allow us to understand to what extent regions engage in eco-innovation activities, how these activities change over time and to what extent similar or unique eco-innovation trajectories (co)evolve. Based on this empirical approach, we distinguish different types of regional eco-innovation trajectories and find a strong persistence and path dependency in green regional development.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Wirtschafts- und Kulturgeographie

Externe Organisation(en)

Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung (ISI)
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Lund University

Typ

Artikel

Journal

European planning studies

Band

32

Seiten

1401-1422

Anzahl der Seiten

22

ISSN

0965-4313

Publikationsdatum

2024

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 9 – Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur, SDG 13 – Klimaschutzmaßnahmen

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2024.2308027 (Zugang: Geschlossen)