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Wisdom Kanda - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Promoting the export of Environmental technologies: An analysis of governmental initiatives from eight countries
    Environmental Development, 2016
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda, Olof Hjelm, Santiago Mejía-dugand
    Abstract:

    Export represents a means for the diffusion of Environmental technologies with potential socio-economic and Environmental benefits. However, Environmental Technology providers experience export bar ...

  • Promotion of Environmental Technology Export : Governmental Initiatives and Business Concepts - Promotion of Environmental Technology Export : Governmental Initiatives and Business Concepts
    2014
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda
    Abstract:

    In recent years, strategies for sustainable development are arguably among the most discussed issues among political, public and corporate actors. These discussions are spurred by major trends such as climate change, rapid urbanization, critical material and energy resource depletion. To facilitate sustainable development, deep structural and wide reaching changes seem needed in current technologies, infrastructure, businesses and institutions. In the academic discourse, different concepts, methods and tools, have been proposed and continue to be expounded within the framework of sustainable development. Notable among them include the concepts of ecodesign, and product and service systems design. These concepts have contributed to Environmental improvements but have been challenged by critics to be expanded beyond products and services to include non-technological changes in order to deliver system wide Environmental improvements.Departing from this background, the goal of this article is twofold, first to offer an expanded view on Environmental conscious design of products and services with large scaled sociotechnical systems and then to propose and discuss important components to consider when developing business concepts based on large scaled Environmental Technology systems. In doing this, we offer a new way of describing business concepts based on large scaled Environmental Technology systems which incorporates non-technological dimensions such as meeting formal and informal expectations. We propose a set of components to consider when developing business concepts based on large scaled Environmental Technology offering. These components are: market (including regulations), finance, resources, activities, partnership (especially public-private partnership), ownership and responsibility, and legitimacy. Among these factors, regulation, public-private partnership, and legitimacy were found as particular for Environmental Technology diffusion.

  • Design of business concept with Environmental Technology
    2013
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda, Tomohiko Sakao, Olof Hjelm
    Abstract:

    This qualitative and quantitative study examines governmental initiatives and business concepts as approaches to promote the export of Environmental Technology. Here, Environmental Technology refers to technologies (products, services, organizational models, and large-scaled technical systems) whose development and use actually provide or intends to provide a better Environmental performance than their relevant alternatives from a life cycle perspective. Using literature reviews, surveys and interviews, this thesis collects primary and secondary data from national government level, private Swedish Environmental Technology firms and Swedish municipality-owned firms.Three main research questions guide this thesis. These questions address how different governments in selected countries promote the export of Environmental technologies and how private Swedish Environmental Technology firms perceive the effectiveness of governmental export promotion initiatives in realising export. In a complementary view, the thesis focuses on fundamental components of business concepts for export of Environmental technologies by municipality-owned companies. These three units of analysis (i.e. – governmental initiatives, private companies and municipality-owned companies) are influenced by the characteristics of the Environmental Technology sector in Sweden.The main results from the study suggest three conclusions. First, governmental initiatives intended to promote the export of Environmental Technology are largely similar to approaches that intend to promote the export of “conventional” Technology. These initiatives can be categorised as: financial aid programs, information programs, education and training programs, and trade mobility related programs. When it comes to perceived effectiveness of governmental promotion initiatives by private firms, results indicate that firms that accessed more than one type of governmental promotion, particularly those including financial support, perceived governmental promotion as contributing to realising export. For municipality-owned companies exporting Environmental Technology, the thesis proposes seven fundamental components of a business concept as: market (including regulation), finance, resources, activities, partnership (private-public partnership), ownership and responsibility, and legitimacy. Among these factors, regulation, public-private partnership, and legitimacy are particular to Environmental technologies.These results suggest a dynamic balance between generic and tailored export promotion initiatives for Environmental Technology exporters, with much attention to program implementation as is given to program content formulation. The components proposed for municipality export opens up a potentially new research trajectory on Environmentally conscious design that considers technological as well as non-technological changes based on large-scaled Environmental Technology systems for system-wide Environmental improvements.

  • Environmental Technology export promotion a study of governmental initiatives in selected countries
    2012
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda, Olof Hjelm, Santiago Mejiadugand
    Abstract:

    Introduction-This report is based on structured literature reviews and brainstorming sections on governmental export promotion initiatives for Environmental Technology in selected countries. It is ...

H Justin Mohler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Risks to the public from historical releases of radionuclides and chemicals at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
    Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 2002
    Co-Authors: John E Till, Arthur S Rood, Paul G VoillequÉ, Patricia D Mcgavran, Kathleen R Meyer, Helen A Grogan, Warren K Sinclair, Jill W Aanenson, H Robert Meyer, H Justin Mohler
    Abstract:

    This paper summarizes the methods and results of estimating risks of cancer incidence resulting from plutonium, carbon tetrachloride, and beryllium releases from operations at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, near Denver, Colorado, from 1953 through 1989. The key findings show that people who lived near the facility were exposed to plutonium mainly through inhalation during routine operations, from a major fire in 1957, and from plutonium resuspended from contaminated soil from an outdoor drum storage area, called the 903 Area. Results were presented for five exposure scenarios that were location-independent. Individuals described by the laborer scenario received the highest risk of all scenarios considered. Upper bound (95th percentile) incremental lifetime cancer incidence risks for the laborer scenario were in about the 10^−4 range (1 chance in 10,000) for developing cancer from Rocky Flats plutonium releases during a lifetime. At the 5th percentile level, the maximum cancer risk was about 10^−7 (1 chance in 10 million) for developing cancer during a lifetime. Estimated cancer risks at the 95th percentile level are within the range of for acceptable risks established by the US Environmental Protection Agency of 10^−6 to 10^−4. Carbon tetrachloride was found to be the chemical that presented the highest risk to the public. The 5th and 95th percentile risk values for exposure to carbon tetrachloride were 9.2×10^−7 and 2.5×10^−5, respectively.

Olof Hjelm - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Promoting the export of Environmental technologies: An analysis of governmental initiatives from eight countries
    Environmental Development, 2016
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda, Olof Hjelm, Santiago Mejía-dugand
    Abstract:

    Export represents a means for the diffusion of Environmental technologies with potential socio-economic and Environmental benefits. However, Environmental Technology providers experience export bar ...

  • Diffusion of Environmental Technology: an analysis of export strategies in Sweden
    2013
    Co-Authors: Santiago Mejía-dugand, Olof Hjelm, Leenard Baas
    Abstract:

    This article analyzes the composition of the Swedish Environmental Technology sector and describes the reasons behind the more or less recent interest of the government in relying on Environmental ...

  • Design of business concept with Environmental Technology
    2013
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda, Tomohiko Sakao, Olof Hjelm
    Abstract:

    This qualitative and quantitative study examines governmental initiatives and business concepts as approaches to promote the export of Environmental Technology. Here, Environmental Technology refers to technologies (products, services, organizational models, and large-scaled technical systems) whose development and use actually provide or intends to provide a better Environmental performance than their relevant alternatives from a life cycle perspective. Using literature reviews, surveys and interviews, this thesis collects primary and secondary data from national government level, private Swedish Environmental Technology firms and Swedish municipality-owned firms.Three main research questions guide this thesis. These questions address how different governments in selected countries promote the export of Environmental technologies and how private Swedish Environmental Technology firms perceive the effectiveness of governmental export promotion initiatives in realising export. In a complementary view, the thesis focuses on fundamental components of business concepts for export of Environmental technologies by municipality-owned companies. These three units of analysis (i.e. – governmental initiatives, private companies and municipality-owned companies) are influenced by the characteristics of the Environmental Technology sector in Sweden.The main results from the study suggest three conclusions. First, governmental initiatives intended to promote the export of Environmental Technology are largely similar to approaches that intend to promote the export of “conventional” Technology. These initiatives can be categorised as: financial aid programs, information programs, education and training programs, and trade mobility related programs. When it comes to perceived effectiveness of governmental promotion initiatives by private firms, results indicate that firms that accessed more than one type of governmental promotion, particularly those including financial support, perceived governmental promotion as contributing to realising export. For municipality-owned companies exporting Environmental Technology, the thesis proposes seven fundamental components of a business concept as: market (including regulation), finance, resources, activities, partnership (private-public partnership), ownership and responsibility, and legitimacy. Among these factors, regulation, public-private partnership, and legitimacy are particular to Environmental technologies.These results suggest a dynamic balance between generic and tailored export promotion initiatives for Environmental Technology exporters, with much attention to program implementation as is given to program content formulation. The components proposed for municipality export opens up a potentially new research trajectory on Environmentally conscious design that considers technological as well as non-technological changes based on large-scaled Environmental Technology systems for system-wide Environmental improvements.

  • Environmental Technology export promotion a study of governmental initiatives in selected countries
    2012
    Co-Authors: Wisdom Kanda, Olof Hjelm, Santiago Mejiadugand
    Abstract:

    Introduction-This report is based on structured literature reviews and brainstorming sections on governmental export promotion initiatives for Environmental Technology in selected countries. It is ...

Bozena Guziana - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Is the Swedish Environmental Technology sector ‘green’?
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2011
    Co-Authors: Bozena Guziana
    Abstract:

    The Environmental Technology (ET) sector delivers Environmentally preferably products. Little is known about whether companies in the ET sector set Environmental objectives relating to their own pr ...

  • Environmentally Driven Business : Swedish Environmental Technology Perspective
    2011
    Co-Authors: Bozena Guziana
    Abstract:

    Environmental business is defined by having Environmental issues as key drivers for productdevelopment, production development and marketing. Environmental Technology and cleantech are commonly accepted as being green businesses as these sectors deliver Environmentally preferable products and services. The companies within these sectors deliver solutions that contribute to improving the Environmental performance of their customers and to enhance the competitiveness of clients sectors and the economy as a whole (OECD, 2010). However, companies in these sectors may not necessarily set and implement Environmental goals for their own activities and manufacturing processes. There are three main possible motivations for Environmental Technology companies to operate as ‘green-green’ businesses: i.e. to manufacture their Environmentally superior products in an Environmentally friendly manner: i) ‘competitive advantage’, ii) ‘Environmental responsibility’ and iii) ‘Environmental leadership.