
The Accelerating Transport Innovation Revolution
A Global, Case Study-Based Assessment of Current Experience, Cross-Sectorial Effects, and Socioeconomic Transformations
Description
Key Features
- Formulates and presents a workable and comprehensive new model of innovation
- Defines and analyzes many concepts and notions related to innovation, research and market implementation
- Examines the critical factors affecting innovation production and successful commercial implementation of research results
- Examines organizational models of coordination, governance, data collection, process analysis and use of intellectual property tools
- Includes recent, well-researched and documented case studies of successful innovation ecosystems across the world mainly – but not only – in the Transport field
Readership
Transportation researchers involved in planning, modeling, and economics, and senior undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in transportation programs. Practitioners, analysts, venture capitalists, and consultants employed in private sector transportation interests, such as freight companies, airlines, and equipment manufacturers. Government entities, such as state and federal departments of transportation
Table of Contents
Section A Understanding Systemic Innovation
1. Introduction - Basic Concepts and Relationships
2. Innovation Ecosystems - A Systems-Based Theory of Innovation
3. The Role of Paradigms in Understanding Transformative Innovation
4. Innovation Organization and Governance Around the World
5. Factors Influencing Innovation Ecosystem Success/Failure
6. The Role and Importance of Innovation Spillovers
7. Innovation Monitoring and Data Collection
8. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Promoting Company and Ecosystem-Level Innovation
9. Economic and Financial Aspects of Innovation
10. The Punctuated Transformation of Public and Private Sector Involvement in (Transport) Innovation
11. The Role of Individual Leaders in Innovation Ecosystems
12. Overall Conclusions and Lessons LearnedSection B Case Studies
I. Germany - The Berlin/ Adlershof Science and Innovation City: A Case Study of the Structure and Operation in a Major Innovation Ecosystem Element
II. Germany - The German Aeronautics, Space, and Transport Center - DLR: A Case of "Technology Marketing" for Innovation Production at Company Level
III. Greece - The Athens University of Economics and Business: A Case of a Higher Education Institution Acting as Innovation and Entrepreneurial Hub
IV. Israel - A Case of Market-Driven National Innovation System
V. P.R. China - A Case of Centrally Driven National Innovation System
VI. UK - The Transport Catapult: A Case of Government Initiated Company-Level Innovation
VII. US - Silicon Valley: A Regional Innovation Ecosystem With World Reach and Impact
VIII. US - Denver, Colorado: A Case of an Emerging Regional Transportation Innovation Ecosystem
IX. US - The Role of Individuals in the Creation and Sustainability of Innovation Ecosystems
X. US, EU, China, and Japan - The Role of Public and Private Sector Investment in EVs, AVs, and AI InnovationSection C Annexes
1. Summary Descriptions of RTD&I Public Governance and Organizational Regimes in Countries Around the World 2. Inducing Exploitation of Research Results - How to Make Better Use of RTD Project and Program Results?
3. Key Innovations That Formed Important External Spillovers for Transport Related Innovation
4. Results of RTD Evaluation Studies
Product details
- No. of pages: 385
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2019
- Published: April 17, 2019
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128138045
- eBook ISBN: 9780128138052
About the Authors
George Giannopoulos
Affiliations and Expertise
John Munro
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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jana p. Tue May 28 2019
excellent
the book is very well written, it reflects today's transportation issues and its impact on the environment, it has well-structured text and layout as well as the case studies provides excellent depth explaining the problem and what can be learned from it. Would definitely recommend this book for those who study environmental courses as a must to do a reading.