Background The application of autonomous technology in food supply chains gives rise to a
number of ethical considerations associated with the interaction between human and …

This book is about technological transitions and system innovations. These processes refer
to changes in the way societal functions are fulfilled, for example, transport, communication …

Green is not alone in contending that``environmentalcrises' require fundamental changes in
the socio-technological structure of the way we live and work.''(1) For those concerned with …

Many commentators analyse green consumption as if it were an expression of individual
environmental commitment. Such approaches suppose that the adoption of more …

There is a growing interest in innovation ecosystems. Embedding innovation processes in
ecosystems comes with several opportunities and managerial challenges. This paper's aim …

In the Introduction to this book, sustainability is characterized as openended, complex and
uncertain, and governance approaches are identified to cope with such a challenge, in …

It is often supposed that greater user involvement will result in more sustainable, more
socially inclusive designs and technologies. I take issue with this proposition on the grounds …

New and emerging technologies, especially nanotechnologies with the structural
uncertainties about their eventual functionalities and risks, are a challenge to governance …

Regulatory uncertainty about a technology confronts new technology-based firms (NTBFs)
with questions of whether or not to adopt this technology. Following institutional theory …

Few would disagree that the challenge of sustainability is one of moving toward less
resource-intensive ways of life built around new regimes of mobility, renewable energy or …