Cities and Sustainable Technology Transitions

Edited by Marina van Geenhuizen, Professor of Innovation and Innovation Policy in Urban Economies, Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, J. Adam Holbrook, Associate Director and Adjunct Professor, Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Canada and Mozhdeh Taheri, Researcher, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

• Contents:PART IINTRODUCTION1. Transitions in socio-technical systems and challenges of city leadership Marina van Geenhuizen, J. Adam Holbrook and Mozhdeh Taheri PART IIASSETS AND NETWORKS IN CITIESEnergy2. Cities and photovoltaic inventions: global leaders over time Pieter E. Stek3. University spin-offs’ steps in commercialization of sustainable energy inventions in Northwest EuropeRazie Nejabat, Mozhdeh Taheri, Victor Scholten and Marina van Geenhuizen4. ‘Solar Cities’ in China as leaders in photovoltaic manufacturing Marina van Geenhuizen and Qing Ye 5. Urban innovation or rural dedication? Contrasts in socio-technical niche development in photovoltaics in Germany Martina Fromhold-Eisebith and Ulrich Dewald6. Vancouver’s fuel cell cluster: new opportunities or a genteel decline? Claudia Díaz-Perez, Brian Wixted and J. Adam HolbrookTransport 7. Cities and adoption of innovation in passenger mobility Hans Jeekel8. Seaport development and accelerating energy transition. Could Rotterdam and Shanghai take on a leadership role? Marina van Geenhuizen, Lili Song and Wim RavesteijnHealth9. Performance of university spin-off firms in commercialization of medical technology Mozhdeh Taheri and Marina van Geenhuizen 10. Adoption of e-health in hospitals and in cities: a myriad of influencesSander Faber and Marina van Geenhuizen PART IIIGOVERNANCE AND POLICY APPROACHES11. Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure: adaptive policy making in cities Freek Kuipéri, Marina van Geenhuizen and Jan Anne Annema12. Urban intermediaries and the governance of the energy transition, two case studies in Amsterdam Marloes Dignum13. Living labs in health care innovation: critical factors and potential roles of city government Marina van Geenhuizen and Nick Guldemond14. Enhancing public sector innovation: living lab case studies on well-being services in Lahti, Finland Suvi Konsti-Laakso, Satu Pekkarinen and Helinä Melkas 15. Health Impact Bonds as a novel financial arrangement in healthcare transitionStephan Diek, Marina van Geenhuizen and Bart van Hulst16. Role of cities and governance in sustainability transitions: challenges in leadership Marina van Geenhuizen and J. Adam HolbrookIndex