Eco-innovations are crucial for reducing the environmental damages
arising from economic activities, and are one of the main drivers of a
successful transition towards sustainable development and remedying
essential climate change problems. This book provides an overview of
recent advances in the rapidly growing field of eco-innovation research,
adopts an interdisciplinary perspective and outlines the main future
developmental trends. A broad range of topics are addressed, including a
bibliometric analysis of eco-innovation research, the relationship
between eco-innovation and corporate sustainability, eco-innovation
system analysis, new evidence on the economic effects of eco-innovation,
and the relevance of policy and policy mixes for eco-innovation
activities. The book is dedicated to Klaus Rennings, one of the most
important representatives of this field, who unexpectedly passed away in
September 2015.