Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science

Researchers and practitioners working in environmental science face technical and economic challenges that are impacted by society, processing, and legislation. These challenges require that scientists and involved companies pay closer attention to developing processes, services and products that meet the demand for a cleaner environment, cleaner production, and a more sustainable world. Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science introduces and examines economically viable innovations to optimize performance and sustainability. The book includes short and long-term strategies for the development of networks and platform development as well as suggestions for open innovation. Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science also offers innovations and sustainable development ideas in key areas such as urban management and eco-design and concludes with case studies of end user-inclusive strategies for the water supply sector. Innovation Strategies in Environmental Science is an important resource for environmental and sustainability scientists interested in introducing innovative practices into their work to minimize environmental impacts.

• Presents problem-oriented research and solutions
• Offers strategies for minimizing or avoiding environmental impacts of industrial production
• Includes case studies such as end user-inclusive innovation strategies for the water supply sector

Experts working in climate change, sustainability (environmental, ecologic), management of the aqueous (waste and aquatic) resources, renewable energy, eco-innovation, system design, policy-making areas

1. Unpacking landscape pressures on urban waste management systems
Piergiuseppe Morone
2. Success factors for environmentally sustainable product innovation
Lisa Melander
3. Public driven and public perceptible innovation of environmental sector
Attila Gere, Ryan Zemel, Petraq Papajorgij and Howard R. Moskowitz
4. Implementing environmental sustainability engagement into business: sustainability management, innovation and sustainable business models
Marco Bellucci, Laura Bini and Francesco Giunta
5. Open and eco-innovations in traditional industries
Francisco J. Sáez-Martínez and Laura Mercedes Avellaneda-Rviera
6. Achieving environmental sustainability with ecodesign practices and tools for new product development
Daniel Jugend, Marco Antonio Paula Pinheiro, João Victor Rojaz Luiz, Paulo Augusto Cauchick-Miguel and Angelo Varandas
7. Green and low carbon technology innovations
Qian Shi and Xiaodong Lai Sr.
8. Sustainable and innovative practices of SMEs in the water and waste management sector
Leonardo Borsacchi and Patrizia Pinelli
9. Innovative and sustainable membrane technologies
Pei Sean Goh and Nidal Hilal