Systems and Innovation Research in Transition : Research Questions and Trends in Historical Perspective

Introduction -- Understanding paradigm change in science, technology and innovation policy: Between science push and policy pull -- Development of innovation monitoring and innovation indicators in the past 50 years -- Foresight. Fifty years to think your futures -- Evaluating public research and innovation policies. A short history of co-evolution -- Assessing technological innovations. From early warning to the governance of socio-technical transformations -- Industry in a changing era. Production paradigms during the last 50 years -- From Niche to Mainstream: Exploring innovation and progress of renewable energy development -- Energy Demand and Modelling of Energy Systems. Five Decades from Little Knowledge to Differentiated Know-how -- Understanding the co-evolution of research and water protection policies: from single technologies to systemic integrated approaches for the sustainable use of water -- Drivers and patterns of change in systems and innovation research.