Technological change and environmental sustainability limits of techno-optimism /
Technological change is often considered to be a means of achieving sustainable development, since it may increase eco-efficiency and substitute natural capital with manmade capital. However there are several hinders of introducing such innovations, furthermore the more efficient use of natural reso...
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Könyv része |
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2009
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| Sorozat: | SZTE Gazdaságtudományi Kar közleményei
Regional competitiveness, innovation and environment |
| Kulcsszavak: | Közgazdaságtan, Fenntartható fejlődés, Technológiai fejlődés |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/36161 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | Technological change is often considered to be a means of achieving sustainable development, since it may increase eco-efficiency and substitute natural capital with manmade capital. However there are several hinders of introducing such innovations, furthermore the more efficient use of natural resources does not necessarily result in their decreased consumption at the macro level. Present paper analyses the relation between technological change and environmental sustainability. It focuses on three main issues: first, eco-efficiency and substitution, second, uncertainty and reflexivity and eventually the rebound effect. In all the three fields we identify mechanisms that question the ability of technological change to induce a shift towards sustainability. In the existing structure – but not necessarily – technological change seems to be rather part of the problem than the solution in connection with sustainability. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 255-264 |
| ISSN: | 1588-8533 |