Marcela Miozzo, Professor in Innovation Studies and Paul Dewick, Lecturer in Technology Management, Institute of Innovation Research, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Systems of Innovation and the European Construction Industry 1. Corporate Governance and Innovation in Construction in Five European Countries 2. Networks and Innovation in Construction in Five European Countries Part II: Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Technologies in Construction 3. Sustainable Technologies and the Innovation–Regulation Paradox: The Case of Natural Thermal Insulation 4. Factors Enabling and Inhibiting Sustainable Technologies in Construction: The Case of Active Solar Heating Systems 5. Networks and Sustainable Technologies: The Case of Scottish Social Housing Conclusion Appendix References Index

'The authors deserve credit for their collection and skillful processing of qualitative data from five European countries, which have enabled them to identify similarities and differences in the functioning of national construction industries. . . </>Innovation in Construction is an important contribution to increasing one's understanding of innovation in the construction industry.'

Marcela Miozzo, Professor in Innovation Studies and Paul Dewick, Lecturer in Technology Management, Institute of Innovation Research, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Systems of Innovation and the European Construction Industry 1. Corporate Governance and Innovation in Construction in Five European Countries 2. Networks and Innovation in Construction in Five European Countries Part II: Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Technologies in Construction 3. Sustainable Technologies and the Innovation–Regulation Paradox: The Case of Natural Thermal Insulation 4. Factors Enabling and Inhibiting Sustainable Technologies in Construction: The Case of Active Solar Heating Systems 5. Networks and Sustainable Technologies: The Case of Scottish Social Housing Conclusion Appendix References Index

'The authors deserve credit for their collection and skillful processing of qualitative data from five European countries, which have enabled them to identify similarities and differences in the functioning of national construction industries. . . </>Innovation in Construction is an important contribution to increasing one's understanding of innovation in the construction industry.'

Marcela Miozzo, Professor in Innovation Studies and Paul Dewick, Lecturer in Technology Management, Institute of Innovation Research, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK

• Contents: Introduction Part I: Systems of Innovation and the European Construction Industry 1. Corporate Governance and Innovation in Construction in Five European Countries 2. Networks and Innovation in Construction in Five European Countries Part II: Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Technologies in Construction 3. Sustainable Technologies and the Innovation–Regulation Paradox: The Case of Natural Thermal Insulation 4. Factors Enabling and Inhibiting Sustainable Technologies in Construction: The Case of Active Solar Heating Systems 5. Networks and Sustainable Technologies: The Case of Scottish Social Housing Conclusion Appendix References Index

'The authors deserve credit for their collection and skillful processing of qualitative data from five European countries, which have enabled them to identify similarities and differences in the functioning of national construction industries. . . </>Innovation in Construction is an important contribution to increasing one's understanding of innovation in the construction industry.'