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Itaipu Technological Park (ITP) socio-technical transition to sustainability

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  • Andriele De Pra Carvalho
  • Aline Dario Silveira
  • Sieglinde Kindl Da Cunha
  • Fabiana Regina Veloso

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Environmental problems arising with uncontrolled growth increased the interest in studies that combine innovation and sustainability. In this sense, eco-innovation is an approach that contributes to the understanding of the relation between society, economy and the environment. Technology parks are considered innovative environments for the new technologies development, which can be explained by the socio-technical transition theory. Thus, the objective of this paper was to analyse the transition from the eco-innovative niche to an eco-innovative regime at the Itaipu Technological Park (ITP), by basing on a socio-technical approach to understand the different co-evolution influences on the social and technical environment. We were able to show that the ITP, with their sponsor support, Itaipu Binacional, created an eco-innovation favourable environment. The infrastructure of its facilities and labs, in addition to its eco-innovative culture turned ITP into an open environment to the development of eco-innovations.

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  • Andriele De Pra Carvalho & Aline Dario Silveira & Sieglinde Kindl Da Cunha & Fabiana Regina Veloso, 2021. "Itaipu Technological Park (ITP) socio-technical transition to sustainability," International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(2), pages 169-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisde:v:15:y:2021:i:2:p:169-193
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