Science Parks as the Facilitators of Sustainability: The Case of IDEON Science Park and its Lightfoot Academy
(2011) In IIIEE Master thesis IMEN41 20112The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- Science parks are the facilitators of innovation, hosting new high-technology businesses. There are thousands of SMEs in Science Parks all around the world. This thesis is looking at an environmental initiative addressing these firms, IDEON‘s Lightfoot Academy. The science parks around the world have several approaches addressing sustainability. These approaches are outlined in the thesis, including the providing of environmental services to tenant companies demonstrating it through case studies. SMEs have drivers and barriers to participate in initiatives and implement environmental improvements, these drivers and barriers are summarized here. The thesis is looking at several existing environmental initiatives and environmental management... (More)
- Science parks are the facilitators of innovation, hosting new high-technology businesses. There are thousands of SMEs in Science Parks all around the world. This thesis is looking at an environmental initiative addressing these firms, IDEON‘s Lightfoot Academy. The science parks around the world have several approaches addressing sustainability. These approaches are outlined in the thesis, including the providing of environmental services to tenant companies demonstrating it through case studies. SMEs have drivers and barriers to participate in initiatives and implement environmental improvements, these drivers and barriers are summarized here. The thesis is looking at several existing environmental initiatives and environmental management systems to see which would fit science parks especially IDEON Science Park which is at the main focus of the work. IDEON‘s Lightfoot Academy has been analyzed and a possible implementation of it has been proposed. (Less)
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- author
- Erdélyi, Tamás Dávid LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IMEN41 20112
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Cleantech, Environmental Initiatives, SME, Science Park, IDEON
- publication/series
- IIIEE Master thesis
- report number
- 2011:18
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 2169479
- date added to LUP
- 2011-10-04 10:26:33
- date last changed
- 2011-10-04 10:26:33
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