Modeling Innovation Sustainability and Technologies: Economic and Policy Perspectives

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
 Editorial Introduction  (Albertina Dias, Bror Salmelin, David Pereira, Miguel Sales Dias)....Pages 1-3
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 Living Labs and Open Innovation in European Context  (Albertina Dias, Bror Salmelin)....Pages 7-18
 The Consequences of Tax Base Rules on Enterprise Innovation in the European Union  (Žaneta Lacová, Ján Huňady)....Pages 19-31
 Absorptive Capacity of R&D in Space: A Conceptual Approach to the Productivity Paradox  (Mário A. P. M. Da Silva, Peter Nijkamp)....Pages 33-51
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 The Regional Innovation Policy: The Situation of Slovakia  (Maria Horehajova, Jana Marasova)....Pages 55-64
 The Perceived Value of Public Services as a Prerequisite for a Comprehensive Analysis of the Effectiveness of Public Sector Organizations Using the Czech Library as an Example  (Simona Pichova, Jan Stejskal)....Pages 65-75
 Determinants of Innovation Activities: Public Financing and Cooperation: Case Study of Czech Republic and Hungary  (Viktor Prokop, Jan Stejskal)....Pages 77-91
 Innovation Through Treasury Centralization: The Potential of the Visegrad Countries for Establishment of Corporate Treasury Centres  (Beata Šarkanová, Peter Krištofík)....Pages 93-107
 Modeling Open Innovation Effects in Czech Manufacturing Firms  (Petr Hajek, Jan Stejskal)....Pages 109-120
 German Law Covering the Public Participation in Planning and Building Infrastructure Projects  (Anja Bothe)....Pages 121-136
 The Critical View on Innovation Activity in SME’s Sector in Slovakia  (Ľubica Lesáková)....Pages 137-147
 How to Measure Intermunicipal Cooperation in Conditions of the Czech Republic  (Jiří Dušek)....Pages 149-156
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 Innovation Process in Mountain Destinations: Does Sustainability Matter? The High Tatras Case Study  (Zuzana Gajdošíková, Tomáš Gajdošík, Vanda Maráková)....Pages 159-175
 Modeling Innovation and Sustainability in Tourism via Competitive Advantage and Collaboration: Building Smart Tourism Destination on Olkhon Island in Baikal Lake  (Kamila Borseková, Anna Vaňová, Katarína Vitálišová)....Pages 177-190
 Events and Places: What Strategies for Cities and Regions Marketing Choices? Remarks on Event Sector Development in the Post-Industrial City of Łódź (Poland)  (Agnieszka Rzeńca, Mariusz E. Sokołowicz)....Pages 191-203
 The Necessity for a Local Level of Gastronomic Tourism Standardization: The Case of Torino’s City Branding  (Henk J. de Vries, Frank M. Go, Sophie A. Alpe)....Pages 205-221
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 Impact of ICT Utilization on Innovations and on Labor Productivity: Micro-level Analysis for Poland  (Lukasz Arendt, Wojciech Grabowski)....Pages 225-247
 Equipment Lifecycle Management Framework  (Pedro Alexandre Ferreira Fernandes, Carlos Alberto Galamba Palma Pinto)....Pages 249-258
 The IT Audits in the Spanish Business Sector: Longitudinal Analysis (2001–2011)  (Alfonso Infante-Moro, Juan-Carlos Infante-Moro, Francisco-José Martínez-López, Mercedes García-Ordaz, Albertina Dias)....Pages 259-270
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 The Use of Geological Background Reference Values for Soil Evaluation and Remediation: The Trajouce Ecopark Case-Study  (Graça Brito, Carlos Costa, Daniel Vendas, Susana Dias)....Pages 273-287
 Soil Contamination: Case Study on Environmental Rehabilitation of the Trajouce Ecopark  (João Dias Coelho, Joana Frazão, Susana Dias)....Pages 289-294
 Anaerobic Digestion of MSW: Challenges of a High Cost Technology  (Inês Moura, David Pereira)....Pages 295-300
 The Potential for Electricity Generation in Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste: The Real Case of TRATOLIXO  (Ricardo Castro, Maria João Alves, João Dias Coelho)....Pages 301-309
 Wastewater Reuse: Case Study of Abrunheira’s Industrial Water Treatment Plant  (Ana Barbosa, Lúcia Bonifácio, Susana Dias)....Pages 311-317
 Choosing the Appropriate Technology for Wastewater Treatment Regarding Energy Sustainability  (David Pereira, Inês Moura)....Pages 319-326
 Sustainabilty of Large Real Estate Projects: Case Study of Vila Nova de Santo Estêvão  (David Pereira, Susete Mestre)....Pages 327-335