| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 326 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments-. Notes on Contributors-. List of Tables and Figures-. Introduction: Services and the Green Economy (Andrew Jones, Patrik Strom, Brita Hermelin and Grete Rusten)-. Part One: Services and the 'Greening' of Economic Development-. Green Services Development- Aspects of Local Policy and Cross-sector Interactions (Brita Hermelin)-. The Structure, Strategy and Geography of Green Certification Services (Grete Rusten)-. Remanufacturing as an Enabler for Green Service Models (Mitsutaka Matsumoto)-. The Transformative Roles of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Developing Green ICT. Evidence from Gothenburg, Sweden (Xiangxuan Xu and Patrik Strom)-. Market Conditions for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A case study of green support services (Helge Lea Tvedt)-. Part Two: Services and the Transition to Green Economy -- Greening Finance and Financing the Green: Considerations and observations on the role of finance in energy transitions (Hans-Martin Zademach and Johanna Dichtl)-. Carbon offsetting and corporate strategies: The case of large German firms (Britta Klagge and Sebastian Reimer)-. Who is driving the 'smart city' agenda? Assessing Smartness as a Governance Strategy for Cities in Europe (Havard Haarstad)-. Part Three: Contrasting Industry Cases: Engineering, Viticulture and Construction-. Service Engineering Research in Japan: Toward sustainable society (Kentaro Watanbe, Masaaki Mochimaru and Yoshiki Shimomura)-. The Greening of Chilean Wineries through Specialized Services (Nanno Mulder)-. Keeping up with the Pace of Green Building: Service provision in a highly dynamic sector (Christian Schulz and Berenice Preller)-. Conclusion: The Central Role of Services in the Greening of the Economy (Andrew Jones, Patrik Strmo, Brita Hermelin and Grete Rusten) |
| Summary |
Services and the Green Economy addresses a significant gap in the knowledge and understanding of sustainable economic development. Bringing together a range of expert contributions the book analyses the role of services and service industries in the transition to a greener economy. Framed by an approach within environmental economic geography, chapters written by leading researchers from a range of disciplines explore how service industries, service firms and service activities are at heart of green economic processes. Adopting a global perspective, it includes research from the US, Europe, South America and Japan, providing a detailed insight into how the crucial role of service industry activity has often been ignored in current understandings of a green economic transition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 19, 2016) |
| Subject |
Sustainable development.
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Environmental economics.
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Service industries -- Environmental aspects
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sustainable development.
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Business & management.
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Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business.
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Educational: Sciences, general science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Environmental economics
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Service industries -- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Andrew, editor
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Ström, Patrik, editor.
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Hermelin, Brita, editor.
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Rusten, Grete, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781137527103 |
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1137527102 |
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1137527080 |
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9781137527080 |
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