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The territories of ‘sustainable’ innovation: from local milieus to ‘responsible’ communication – the cases of photovoltaics and sustainable finance in Western Switzerland

In: Sustainable Innovation and Regional Development

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  • Christian Livi
  • Pedro Araujo
  • Olivier Crevoisier

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Based on two case studies, this chapter studies the articulation between sustainable innovations and territories. Using the conventionalist approach, and in particular the idea of the sustainability convention, this chapter analyses the territorial, economic and social dynamics of sustainable innovations in Western Switzerland’s photovoltaic industry and sustainable finance. The main result is that, contrary to ‘classical milieus’ where the innovative efforts are mainly on the supply side, sustainable innovations redefine considerably the relations with consumers, users and even citizens. The chapter concludes with a reflection on the concept of innovative milieu and its cognitive, financial and discursive aspects.

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  • Christian Livi & Pedro Araujo & Olivier Crevoisier, 2017. "The territories of ‘sustainable’ innovation: from local milieus to ‘responsible’ communication – the cases of photovoltaics and sustainable finance in Western Switzerland," Chapters, in: Leïla Kebir & Olivier Crevoisier & Pedro Costa & Véronique Peyrache-Gadeau (ed.), Sustainable Innovation and Regional Development, chapter 1, pages 27-49, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:16153_1
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