Course code VidEM003
Credit points 3
Environmental Innovation and Technology Transfer
Total Hours in Course24
Number of hours for lectures18
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes6
Number of hours for laboratory classes0
Independent study hours57
Date of course confirmation17.10.2024
Responsible UnitInstutute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering
Course developer
Ainavu arhitektūras un vides inženierijas institūts
Rūta Ozola-Davidāne
Ph.D.
Compulsory reading
• Bossink, B. (2012). Eco-Innovation and Sustainability Management. Routledge.
• Ciza Thomas. (2016). Complex Systems, Sustainability and Innovation. IntechOpen.
• Kļaviņa M., Zaļoksnis J. (red.) (2011). Vide un ilgtspējīga attīstība. Latvijas Universitāte.
• Marcus, A. A. (2015). Innovations in Sustainability. Cambridge University Press.
• Owen, R., Bessant, J., & Heintz, M. (2013). Responsible Innovation. Wiley-Blackwell.
Further reading
• Freeman, R. E. et al. (2010). Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art. Cambridge University Press.
• Horbach, J., & Reif, C. (Eds.). (2018). New Developments in Eco-Innovation Research. Springer International Publishing.
• Karnani, A. (2011). Fighting Poverty Together: Rethinking Strategies for Business, Governments, and Civil Society to Reduce Poverty. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Tidd, J., & Bessant, J. (2018). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market, and Organizational Change. Wiley.
• Sarasvathy, D. (2009). Effectuation: Elements of Entrepreneurial Expertise. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Periodicals and other sources
• Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. ScienceDirect.
• Sustainability. ISSN: 2071-1050. MDPI Journal.
• International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. Inderscience.
• Journal of Innovation Management. Open JIM.
• Learning materials (Crea-RE project). Crea-RE.