Technological change and environmental sustainability: limits of techno-optimism

Bajmócy Zoltán and Málovics György and Tyetyák Zsuzsanna: Technological change and environmental sustainability: limits of techno-optimism. In: Regional competitiveness, innovation and environment. pp. 255-264. (2009)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Book Section
Heading title: Environment and Sustainability
Journal or Publication Title: Regional competitiveness, innovation and environment
Date: 2009
ISSN: 1588-8533
Page Range: pp. 255-264
Series Name: SZTE Gazdaságtudományi Kar közleményei
Language: English
Related URLs: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/37421/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Közgazdaságtan, Fenntartható fejlődés, Technológiai fejlődés
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: p. 262-264. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 05. Social sciences
05. Social sciences > 05.02. Economics and business
Date Deposited: 2016. Oct. 17. 10:39
Last Modified: 2022. Feb. 15. 08:11
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/36161

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