Article
Business, Finance
Ying Wang, Mingsheng Li
Summary: The issuance of China's Green Credit Guideline has heterogeneous effects on green technology innovations for different firms. After the release of the Guideline, all companies experience a significant increase in green technology innovations, with companies facing more legitimacy deficiency in environmental compliance responding more actively to the Guideline. The larger increase in green technology innovations for these companies is mainly driven by their higher productivity in applicational technology innovations.
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STABILITY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Haizhi Ren, Mingyao Li, Yichen Liu, Dapeng Tang
Summary: This study finds that the environmental vertical management reform below the provincial level in China significantly promotes enterprise green innovation. The reform improves the supervisory and enforcement capacity of provincial and grassroots environmental protection departments, as well as incentives and supervision for managers from shareholders, thus driving green innovation. Additionally, the reform has a more significant effect on enterprise green innovation in regions with lower degree of marketization and less emphasis on the environment.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amar Doshi, Sean Pascoe, Louisa Coglan, Thomas J. Rainey
Summary: The sustainability of biofuels as substitutes for petrol and diesel is questionable due to economic and environmental issues in their production lifecycle. This study estimates the value of externalities associated with different types of biofuel feedstock using a sample of Australian fuel consumers. The results suggest that newer biofuel feedstock, like microalgae, can generate high consumer values compared to agricultural-based predecessors. Consumers are willing to pay more for biofuels that avoid a 10% increase in food prices and have low lifecycle emissions. Existing biofuel policies and higher incomes have contradictory associations with consumer values. The findings should inform biofuel policies to encourage the development of a more diversified range of feedstock and related technologies for more sustainable fuel alternatives.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Ming Zhang, Yingxue Zhao
Summary: This study investigates the causal relationship between stringent environmental regulation and technological innovation in Chinese manufacturing firms between 1998 and 2007. The results suggest that target-based environmental policies effectively limit emissions and enhance firms' technological innovation capability. Furthermore, heavily polluting enterprises and those subject to greater environmental protection pressure experience more technological progress.
Article
Development Studies
Wenbing Jiang, Xuejun Wang, Lei Du
Summary: Based on the intergenerational externalities views, this paper builds the link between ecological damage claim policy and firms' green innovation. Making polluters bear intergenerational responsibility is considered to be a key move to break intergenerational externalities and effectively address the problem of multiple environmental failures. The ecological damage claim policy makes the environmental rights of future generations being remedied through judicial procedures, and can clarify pollution responsibility to push firms to choose long-term environmental solutions for achieving intergenerational sustainability and maintaining intergenerational justice.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Siyi He, Jinsong Liu, Qianwei Ying
Summary: This study investigates the externalities of government-oriented innovation support policies on the innovation performance of non-targeted firms. The findings show that these policies generate positive intra-province externalities on the patent outputs of non-targeted firms through knowledge spillovers. Factors such as geographical and cultural proximity, coordinated economic development, and market competition level significantly enhance the positive externalities.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2023)
Article
Economics
Yi Li, Zimeng Wang, Ruoya Jia, Yunpeng Sun
Summary: This study investigates the impact of education informatization construction on green innovation in China and finds a significant positive relationship between education technology integration and green patent applications. The results show that investment in smart education, ICT development, SMEs growth, private sector investment, and financial market size are all crucial for driving green innovation and sustainability efforts.
ECONOMIC CHANGE AND RESTRUCTURING
(2023)
Article
Economics
Nathan Goodman, Otto Lehto
Summary: Intellectual property (IP) is able to increase investment in ideas by internalizing positive externalities, but it also has negative effects by increasing transaction costs and hindering innovative progress. The current IP regime is likely to have excessive and inflexible protection, leading to the need for alternative and complementary institutions. The knowledge economy supports diverse and decentralized forms of self-governance that involve citizen participation in the creation and discovery of intellectual goods.
Article
Environmental Studies
Hanna Bach, Tuukka Makitie, Teis Hansen, Markus Steen
Summary: This paper investigates the development and implementation of biodiesel and liquefied biogas (LBG) in Norwegian coastal shipping, highlighting how technological alignment with fossil fuels provides benefits but also presents challenges related to fuel availability and cost. To achieve national and international emission targets, strengthened policy interventions, including subsidies for biofuels and feed-in targets, are needed to establish market formation in the Norwegian coastal shipping sector.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Economics
Nicolas Crouzet, Apoorv Gupta, Filippo Mezzanotti
Summary: This study provides evidence on the significance of coordination frictions in technology adoption by analyzing data from a major electronic wallet provider during the Indian demonetization. The findings demonstrate that the adoption of the wallet continues to increase in response to the temporary cash contraction, supporting the predictions of a technology adoption model with complementarities.
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Management
Woo-Yong Park, Chanchai Tangpong
Summary: The study found that make-buy sourcing choices and sequences affect the performance and survival capability of firms during the architectural innovation lifecycle.
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siqi Wu, Yue Qu, Haigang Huang, Youfu Xia
Summary: The carbon emission trading policy has an inducing effect on companies' green innovation, particularly evident in nonstate-owned companies, large companies, and the cleaning industry. The impact on green innovation is mainly achieved through internal incentive mechanisms, while the role of external influence mechanisms is not obvious.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Xiaobo Hu, Fanbin Kong
Summary: This article explores why and how local officials continue to develop new innovative policies and projects, analyzing key institutional factors and comparing changing patterns in local policy innovation across districts of a typical city in China. Policy innovations are administrative choices made by local officials in response to new and changing institutional opportunities and constraints.
JOURNAL OF CHINESE POLITICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Economics
Bianca Biagi, Maria Giovanna Brandano, Raquel Ortega-Argiles
Summary: The research finds that almost half of EU regions prioritize tourism as one of their S3 policies, and these regions have diverse characteristics. Both already developed tourism destinations and regions without tourism specialization may choose tourism as a strategic priority, and there is no specific relationship between tourism concentration and the choice of tourism as an S3 priority.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Julian Sagebiel, Jens Rommel, Roland Olschewski
Summary: This study examines the intersection between collective action and payments for ecosystem services, finding that most farmers have pessimistic expectations about collective action but optimistic views have a positive impact on PES participation. Expectations regarding public good provision and coordinated implementation interact, affecting farmers' willingness to participate and coordinate in PES implementation.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Val Snow, Daniel Rodriguez, Robyn Dynes, William Kaye-Blake, Thilak Mallawaarachchi, Sue Zydenbos, Lei Cong, Irena Obadovic, Rob Agnew, Nicole Amery, Lindsay Bell, Cristy Benson, Peter Clinton, M. Fernanda Dreccer, Andrew Dunningham, Madeleine Gleeson, Matthew Harrison, Alice Hayward, Dean Holzworth, Paul Johnstone, Holger Meinke, Neena Mitter, Amin Mugera, David Pannell, Luis F. P. Silva, Eugeni Roura, Prince Siddharth, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, David Stevens
Summary: The impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the agricultural sectors in Australia and New Zealand have been relatively small due to the high levels of resilience in the agricultural systems and the people running them. Different subsystems within the agri-food systems compensated for each other, contributing to the overall resilience of the industries.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Jorge G. Alvarez-Romero, Ken Wallace, David Pannell, Rosemary Hill, Vanessa M. Adams, Michael Douglas, Robert L. Pressey
Summary: Participatory scenario planning focuses on stakeholder feedback and subjective wellbeing to enhance planning legitimacy and relevance. The study found that different social groups had varying assessments of specific scenarios, particularly in evaluating development pathways like large-scale agriculture and poorly regulated development.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Economics
David Pannell, Abbie Rogers
REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Md Sayed Iftekhar, David J. Pannell
Summary: Traditional centralized water-management systems have limitations in delivering environmental and amenity benefits in urban areas. Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) projects are proposed as an alternative solution, offering multiple benefits such as improving water quality, water supply, aesthetics, urban cooling, recreational spaces, and biodiversity habitat. However, low investment in such systems in most cities is attributed to the challenge of monetizing the multifunctional benefits of WSUD projects and including them in comprehensive economic analyses.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Michael M. Douglas, David Pannell, Samantha A. Setterfield, Rosemary Hill, Sarah Laborde, Laura Perrott, Jorge G. Alvarez-Romero, Leah Beesley, Caroline Canham, Anthea Brecknell
Summary: Transdisciplinary research (TDR) is beneficial for addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainability in social-ecological systems. This article aims to facilitate investment decisions in TDR by defining TDR, comparing it with other research modes, identifying suitable research problems and contexts for TDR, and exploring the intensity of contextual features to determine the level of TDR in a research project.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Claire Doll, Maksym Polyakov, David J. Pannell, Michael P. Burton
Summary: Climate change is causing cities to reconsider their water management practices, specifically for water-intensive applications like park irrigation. Research shows that the value of parks, in terms of irrigation impacts, varies depending on the types of nearby housing populations. While irrigated park areas are generally seen as essential for providing ecosystem services to the public, non-irrigated park areas are also valued positively by nearby apartment dwellers. The accelerating urbanization and shift towards high-density living could support the development of more diverse park options that require less water. The visibility of these alternative park forms, including areas of native vegetation that do not need irrigation, may influence public expectations for landscape design.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Murni Po, David J. Pannell, Iain Walker, Fiona Dempster, Sorada Tapsuwan, Daniel S. Mendham, Eko B. Hardiyanto, Gunawan Wibisono, Silvi Nur Oktalina
Summary: This study investigated the adoption of Acacia auriculiformis BMPs by farmers in Gunungkidul and found that training was effective in promoting adoption. Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors influenced the adoption decisions, with intrinsic factors including family farming tradition and reducing vulnerability to life shocks, while extrinsic factors included social capital, knowledge, and experience.
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kenneth J. Wallace, Christian Wagner, David J. Pannell, Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Abbie A. Rogers
Summary: The study evaluates an ontological framework for environmental planning, which addresses the inadequate definition of key terms and their relationships. Experts' evaluation shows that the framework can complement existing planning approaches, improve key definitions and models, and help solve communication and analytical problems in environmental planning.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kerstin K. Zander, Michael Burton, Ram Pandit, Asha Gunawardena, David Pannell, Stephen T. Garnett
Summary: The study found that public values influence conservation decisions and the public is willing to pay to reduce the impact of feral animals on threatened species. However, the willingness to pay is lower for genetic modification approaches in some species and individuals.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Maksym Polyakov, Fiona Dempster, Geoff Park, David J. Pannell
Summary: The primary causes of biodiversity decline worldwide are habitat destruction, alteration, and fragmentation resulting from human economic activities. Biodiversity conservation efforts in highly cleared and fragmented landscapes often involve restoring native habitat and ecosystems. Spatial targeting can improve restoration outcomes when it relies on voluntary landowner participation. Different targeting strategies, such as Aggregation, Connectivity, and Representativeness, perform differently depending on landscape characteristics, species characteristics, and restoration effort.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katrion Shea, Rebecca K. Borchering, William J. M. Probert, Emily Howerton, Tiffany L. Bogich, Shou-Li Li, Willem G. van Panhuis, Cecile Viboud, Ricardo Aguas, Artur A. Belov, Sanjana H. Bhargava, Sean M. Cavany, Joshua C. Chang, Cynthia Chen, Jinghui Chen, Shi Chen, YangQuan Chen, Lauren M. Childs, Carson C. Chow, Isabel Crooker, Sara Y. Del Valle, Guido Espana, Geoffrey Fairchild, Richard C. Gerkin, Timothy C. Germann, Quanquan Gu, Xiangyang Guan, Lihong Guo, Gregory R. Hart, Thomas J. Hladish, Nathaniel Hupert, Daniel Janies, Cliff C. Kerr, Daniel J. Klein, Eili Y. Klein, Gary Lin, Carrie Manore, Lauren Ancel Meyers, John E. Mittler, Kunpeng Mu, Rafael C. Nunez, Rachel J. Oidtman, Remy Pasco, Ana Pastore Y. Piontti, Rajib Paul, Carl A. B. Pearson, Dianela R. Perdomo, T. Alex Perkins, Kelly Pierce, Alexander N. Pillai, Rosalyn Cherie Rael, Katherine Rosenfeld, Chrysm Watson Ross, Julie A. Spencer, Arlin B. Stoltzfus, Kok Ben Toh, Shashaank Vattikuti, Alessandro Vespignani, Lingxiao Wang, Lisa J. White, Pan Xu, Yupeng Yang, Osman N. Yogurtcu, Weitong Zhang, Yanting Zhao, Difan Zou, Matthew J. Ferrari, David Pannell, Michael J. Tildesley, Jack Seifarth, Elyse Johnson, Matthew Biggerstaff, Michael A. Johansson, Rachel B. Slayton, John D. Levander, Jeff Stazer, Jessica Kerr, Michael C. Runge
Summary: Policy makers often face incomplete knowledge and conflicting model projections, especially during infectious disease outbreaks. This study demonstrates a policy-focused process that integrates decision analysis, expert judgment, and model aggregation to assess COVID-19 reopening strategies. The results provide valuable insights for decision making and can be applied to other settings where models are used to inform policy.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Murni Po, David J. Pannell, Iain Walker, Sorada Tapsuwan, Fiona Dempster, Daniel S. Mendham, Chris Beadle, Tran Lam Dong, Anh Hai Tran, Hanh Le Thi, Dang Thi Hai Ha
Summary: Acacia plantations are significant in the forestry industry in Viet Nam, mainly owned by smallholder farmers who have 1-5 hectares of land. Currently, most acacias are grown in short rotations for woodchip exports. The Vietnamese government aims to encourage farmers to convert to sawlog production on longer rotations. Farmers are willing to adopt longer rotations if they receive financial support and see others doing the same. A collaborative training approach leads to greater adoption of best practices.
TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Claire A. Doll, Michael P. Burton, David J. Pannell, Curtis L. Rollins
Summary: With climate change, water-limited cities face difficulties in maintaining historic watering levels in urban parks, leading park managers to consider changes to park designs. Public preferences for different park designs in Perth, Australia were assessed using a choice experiment, revealing acceptance of both irrigated and non-irrigated alternatives. Incorporating at least 40% native vegetation groundcover can increase the utility derived from parks and conserve water, while park managers have flexibility in designing parks that still provide near-optimal benefits to communities.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Yuan Chai, David J. Pannell, Philip G. Pardey
Summary: Nitrogen from agricultural fertilizers is a significant contributor to water pollution. Excessive nitrogen usage by farmers and their misconceptions about nitrogen fertilizer are identified as factors that contribute to nitrogen pollution. Utilizing insights from behavioral science, along with new market instruments and technological innovations, can help generate more efficient policy options.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kenneth Wallace, Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Jorge G. Alvarez-Romero, David Pannell, Rosemary Hill, Melissa Marshall
Summary: This study discusses the importance of involving affected communities in natural resource planning and decision-making in Western-democratic countries, as well as evaluating a well-being framework for assessing alternative future development scenarios for culturally diverse communities. The research shows that participants effectively applied the framework but also suggests improvements to better accommodate different cultural backgrounds.