Towards Innovative Transport Systems: Evolution and Ground-Breaking Developments

The book Towards Innovative Transport Systems provides theoretical foundations and practical insights for companies in the transport sector, political decision-makers, transport engineers, planners, and scientists to address growing challenges in transport. It explains the economics of innovation in the transport sector using the Concept of Transport System Evolution (CTSE) and proposes principles for a novel innovation policy in transport.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 215 pages
Publication date: 26 August 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This book offers valuable insights and guidance to companies in the transport sector, political decision-makers, transport engineers, planners, and scientists engaged in fundamental research, as they face numerous challenges in the field of transport. These challenges arise from a combination of powerful socio-technical trends, including digitalisation, globalisation, urbanisation, and the diverse needs of individual users, along with the growing imperative to reduce the environmental impact of transport. Providing the necessary innovations to address these challenges is a complex task that requires a comprehensive understanding of the innovation process. Towards Innovative Transport Systems aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of innovation processes in the transport sector by drawing on theoretical foundations from evolutionary economics, the sociology of technology, and innovation research. It employs the Concept of Transport System Evolution (CTSE) to provide a detailed explanation of the economics of innovation in the transport sector, contextualising processes, drivers, and obstacles in current practice. Among these processes are the transition to electric mobility, the development of autonomous cars, the revival of railways through innovations, and the management of disruptive innovations in transport. The CTSE is a framework that expands on Frank Geels' multi-level perspective for the transport sector, offering a holistic approach to innovation policy in transport. Based on the CTSE, the author proposes principles for a novel innovation policy in transport that can serve as a valuable guide for strategic decision-making.

Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031085741
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023