Towards a Sustainable Economy
Paradoxes and Trends in Energy and Transportation
Editors: da Costa, Pascal, Attias, Danielle (Eds.)
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- Interdisciplinary approach, drawing from economics, management sciences and engineering
- Presents chapters on electricity grid and generation, Tesla, and transport planning in smart cities
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This book provides an interdisciplinary account of how technological advances – mainly in the domains of energy and transportation – contribute to the transformation towards a more sustainable economic system. Drawing on methods from engineering, the management sciences and economics, which it combines in the framework of a systems sciences approach, the book presents qualitative and quantitative studies on government regulation, resources management and firms' strategy. Topics covered include the state-market dilemma of government CO2 emission targets, implications of the electrification of the economy, incentives and coercion in government transport policies, and innovations in the electric vehicle industry.
- About the authors
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Pascal Da Costa is an associate professor at Ecole CentraleSupélec (France), head of the Research Chair Croissance Durable Capitaldon, and head of the Sustainable Economy Research Team at CentraleSupélec’s Laboratory of Industrial Engineering.
His research interests include the economics of sustainable growth and energy.
He has published 9 articles in refereed journals, 9 book chapters and edited 3 books. He is a current and former member of several scientific committees, has participated in 5 ANR projects (French Research Agency) and 4 EU Research programs, and has supervised 8 theses, 6 postdoctoral researchers and 9 masters students.
Danielle Attias is a professor at Ecole CentraleSupélec (France), head of the Research Chair of Armand Peugeot, Hybrid Technologies and Economy of Electro-mobility, a member of the Sustainable Economy Research Team at CentraleSupélec’s Laboratory of Industrial Engineering and an expert at the European Research Center for Road Traffic Safety.
Her research interests include the economics of innovation and electro-mobility.
She published the book The Automobile Revolution - Towards a New Electro Mobility Paradigm, with Springer in 2017, and 6 articles in refereed journals. She is a current and former member of 11 scientific committees, and of the French Parliamentary Commission on Mobility. She is currently supervising 3 theses within the framework of the Research Chair.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction: Reframing the Notion of Sustainable Economy Through Perspectives on Limits, Tensions and Paradoxes Within the System
Pages 1-6
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The Paradoxes of the European Energy Market Regulation: A Historical and Structural Analysis of the Electricity Mix
Pages 9-28
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A Prospective Analysis of CO2 Emissions for Electric Vehicles and the Energy Sectors in China, France and the US (2010–2050)
Pages 29-50
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Business Model Design: Lessons Learned from Tesla Motors
Pages 53-69
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Availability of Mineral Resources and Impact for Electric Vehicle Recycling in Europe
Pages 71-82
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Towards a Sustainable Economy
- Book Subtitle
- Paradoxes and Trends in Energy and Transportation
- Editors
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- Pascal da Costa
- Danielle Attias
- Series Title
- Sustainability and Innovation
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-79060-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-79060-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-79059-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-07717-4
- Series ISSN
- 1860-1030
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 143
- Number of Illustrations
- 37 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
- Topics