The territories of ‘sustainable’ innovation: from local milieus to ‘responsible’ communication – the cases of photovoltaics and sustainable finance in Western Switzerland

Christian Livi, Pedro Araujo and Olivier Crevoisier

Chapter 1 in Sustainable Innovation and Regional Development, 2017, pp 27-49 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Based on two case studies, this chapter studies the articulation between sustainable innovations and territories. Using the conventionalist approach, and in particular the idea of the sustainability convention, this chapter analyses the territorial, economic and social dynamics of sustainable innovations in Western Switzerland’s photovoltaic industry and sustainable finance. The main result is that, contrary to ‘classical milieus’ where the innovative efforts are mainly on the supply side, sustainable innovations redefine considerably the relations with consumers, users and even citizens. The chapter concludes with a reflection on the concept of innovative milieu and its cognitive, financial and discursive aspects.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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