Regions as Selection Environments? The Emergence of the Solar Industry in Germany from 1992 to 2008

Brachert, Matthias; Hornych, Christoph; Franz, Peter

doi:10.1080/09654313.2012.753688

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“…During stage B, the proportion of anthropogenic sources was higher than those during stages A and C, which may be due to the rapid growth of industries and nearby populations along the FM river. The decline in the proportion of anthropogenic pollution sources during stage C may be due to the gradual transformation of Freiburg’s industrial system into an optoelectronic, silicon wafer, and new energy industries, as well as the control of industrial sewage discharge, which can reduce the corresponding metal pollution. , During the three periods, the discharge of historical mining sources remained relatively stable, but the proportion remained the highest. Therefore, to protect the environment and human health, in addition to controlling industrial and agricultural activities in the study area, it is also necessary to focus on solving the problems caused by historical mining to prevent the continuous discharge of elements into the river.…”

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Characterizing the Changes in the Source Apportionment of Metal in Surface Waters by an Integrated Approach

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Based on long-term monitoring data of typical surface water from 1999 to 2016, this study evaluated the temporal, spatial, and source changes of seven trace metals. The results show that average concentrations of trace metals were Zn (248.61 μg L–1) ≫ Mn (74.27 μg L–1) > Ba (72.4 6 μg L–1) > Al (44.11 μg L–1) > As (6.36 μg L–1) > Ni (3.29 μg L–1) > Cd (2.98 μg L–1). There is a decreasing trend in the concentrations of Al, Cd, Mn, Ni, and Zn. Pollution levels in the midstream are relatively higher than in the upstream and downstream. A wavelet analysis suggested that the Al and As contamination levels exhibited clear periodic oscillations. According to the source apportionment analysis, the pollution sources of A, B, and C periods were determined, among which historical mining, industrial, agricultural, and geological natural sources were the main contributors. Anthropogenic pollution sources during stage B accounted for the largest proportion, reaching 76.54%. Historical mining source emissions remained relatively stable (43.17, 34.99, and 40.83%), but the proportion remained at the highest level. The health risk assessment shows that there is no obvious health risk, and As and Cd have certain cancer risk.

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Characterizing the Changes in the Source Apportionment of Metal in Surface Waters by an Integrated Approach

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“…For example, in Germany, Denmark and Spain, strong government intervention at the national level is complemented by regional strategies [103]. Each region has different conditions and focuses on different development opportunities, including renewable energy [104][105][106].…”

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Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Basic Units of Local Government in Rural Areas

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The main purpose of the study was to identify the level and factors influencing investments in renewable energy sources (RES) in basic local government units in rural areas. The specific objectives were to define the conditions for the development of renewable energy sources in Poland, to determine the directions of changes as well as the importance of renewable energy in Poland, to present the relationship between the level of expenditure on renewable energy and budget components in rural and rural-urban communes. The Świętokrzyskie voivodeship (Voivodship—a unit of the highest administration level in Poland, since 1990 a unit of the primary territorial division of government administration, since 1999 also a unit of local government, there were 16 voivodships in Poland.), which is one of the centrally located voivodeships in Poland, was purposefully selected for the research. The research period covered the years 2016–2019. The sources of materials were the literature on the subject, as well as empirical materials obtained at the Voivodeship Statistical Office. The following methods were used for the analysis and presentation of materials: descriptive, tabular, graphical, Gini concentration coefficient, Lorenz concentration curve, Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Poland is one of the countries with quite high dependence on hard and brown coal. Changes in the structure of energy sources are slow. Investments in renewable energy are necessary. The problem in this respect is the lack of a proper law. Despite this, investments in renewable energy are being made in rural areas. In the Świętokrzyskie voivodeship, only 28% of communes made such investments. It was found that only in urban rural communes the amount of investment expenditures in renewable energy sources was related to the level of budget expenditures and property expenditures of the commune. The amount of support from the European Union aid funds was positively correlated with the level of expenditure on investments in renewable energy. Therefore, it can be concluded that without the support from EU funds, it is not possible to invest in renewable energy in local government units.

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“…Urban/regionally oriented studies on transitions are rapidly increasing in number today (e.g. Bulkeley et al 2010;Holbrook et al 2010;McCauley and Stephens 2012;Quitzau et al 2012;Brachert et al 2013;Klitkou and Coenen 2013;Hansen and Coenen 2015;Truffer et al 2015;Muñoz-Erickson et al 2016;Rosenbloom et al 2016;Tanner 2016;van der Schoor et al 2016;Wolfram and Frantzeskaki 2016;Lutz et al 2017). It is worth noting that this literature encompasses the entire range of invention creation and R&D to commercialization, mass-manufacturing and adoption (diffusion) in the market.…”

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“…Generally, important notions are decreasing returns, path-dependence and lock-in, new path creation, selection environments for new technologies, and co-evolution of technology and institutional change (e.g. Garud and Karnøe 2011;Simmie 2012;Brachert et al 2013;Nykvist and Nilsson 2015). Cities and regions (clusters) show large differences in opportunities due to their specific past developments, for instance, in physical infrastructure, city morphology, economic specialization and experience with 'disasters' or other shocks.…”

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Transitions in socio-technical systems and challenges of city leadership

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Holbrook²,

Taheri³

2018

Cities and Sustainable Technology Transitions

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Regions as Selection Environments? The Emergence of the Solar Industry in Germany from 1992 to 2008

Cited by 8 publications

References 43 publications

Characterizing the Changes in the Source Apportionment of Metal in Surface Waters by an Integrated Approach

Characterizing the Changes in the Source Apportionment of Metal in Surface Waters by an Integrated Approach

Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Basic Units of Local Government in Rural Areas

Transitions in socio-technical systems and challenges of city leadership

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