Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...

This Research Topic explores the ninth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which aims to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation, particularly in the context of post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery. The pandemic significantly impacted...

This volume addresses the ninth Sustainable Development Goal. It focuses particularly on the challenges and complexities of industrial development after the COVID-19 crisis. Issues covered by the volume include, among others, social and cultural aspects of technology transfer and global...

The Porter Hypothesis is a well-established economic theory linking strict environmental regulations to competitiveness. Since its inception, its validity has been extensively debated, making this concept a somewhat controversial and possibly misunderstood subject. These misconceptions might be...

Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...

Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...

Purpose - foreign and Lithuanian researchers analyse the benefits of ITS (Intelligent transport systems) application and development opportunities in various aspects. Due to the rapid development of technology, most authors emphasise the need for new or at least repeated research on intelligent...

This paper analyzes the most recent NDCs as well as public political commitments of the US, China, the EU and Japan (56% of the world GHG emissions) to meet the goal of reaching the 2050 net zero emissions target necessary to limit global warming to the 1.5C. This analysis is made against the...

This research investigates eco-clusters as driver for greening regional economic policy and examines necessary incentive structures to foster eco-innovation as well as growth and employment in the eco-industry sector. Eco-clusters are seen in context with sustainability and environmental...

This research investigates eco-clusters as driver for greening regional economic policy and examines necessary incentive structures to foster eco-innovation as well as growth and employment in the eco-industry sector. Eco-clusters are seen in context with sustainability and environmental...