Articulation of sustainability in the emerging field of nanocoatings

H. van Lente; J. I. van Til

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.020

Articulation of sustainability in the emerging field of nanocoatings

H. van Lente^*, J. I. van Til

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

Sustainability is an umbrella term that covers many things. In this paper we study the process of articulation, which includes both the specification of broader terms into more detailed ones, as well as the legitimation of plans and outcomes of R&D. In case of two nanocoating technologies (sol-gel and PVD/CVD) in German regions, we studied the implicit assumptions about future developments, strategies and research agendas. An important finding is that sustainability tends to be articulated in combination with other aspects, such as lower costs, which may then become 'vehicles' for sustainability. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	967-976
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume	16
Issue number	8-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.020
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

sustainability
nanocoating
articulation
legitimation
technology roadmap

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.020

Cite this

@article{624e1fc1b06344e694ca6e05271e94ca,

title = "Articulation of sustainability in the emerging field of nanocoatings",

abstract = "Sustainability is an umbrella term that covers many things. In this paper we study the process of articulation, which includes both the specification of broader terms into more detailed ones, as well as the legitimation of plans and outcomes of R&D. In case of two nanocoating technologies (sol-gel and PVD/CVD) in German regions, we studied the implicit assumptions about future developments, strategies and research agendas. An important finding is that sustainability tends to be articulated in combination with other aspects, such as lower costs, which may then become 'vehicles' for sustainability. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.",

keywords = "sustainability, nanocoating, articulation, legitimation, technology roadmap",

author = "{van Lente}, H. and {van Til}, {J. I.}",

year = "2008",

doi = "10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.020",

language = "English",

volume = "16",

pages = "967--976",

journal = "Journal of Cleaner Production",

issn = "0959-6526",

publisher = "ELSEVIER SCI LTD",

number = "8-9",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Articulation of sustainability in the emerging field of nanocoatings

AU - van Lente, H.

AU - van Til, J. I.

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - Sustainability is an umbrella term that covers many things. In this paper we study the process of articulation, which includes both the specification of broader terms into more detailed ones, as well as the legitimation of plans and outcomes of R&D. In case of two nanocoating technologies (sol-gel and PVD/CVD) in German regions, we studied the implicit assumptions about future developments, strategies and research agendas. An important finding is that sustainability tends to be articulated in combination with other aspects, such as lower costs, which may then become 'vehicles' for sustainability. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

AB - Sustainability is an umbrella term that covers many things. In this paper we study the process of articulation, which includes both the specification of broader terms into more detailed ones, as well as the legitimation of plans and outcomes of R&D. In case of two nanocoating technologies (sol-gel and PVD/CVD) in German regions, we studied the implicit assumptions about future developments, strategies and research agendas. An important finding is that sustainability tends to be articulated in combination with other aspects, such as lower costs, which may then become 'vehicles' for sustainability. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

KW - sustainability

KW - nanocoating

KW - articulation

KW - legitimation

KW - technology roadmap

U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.020

DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.020

M3 - Article

SN - 0959-6526

VL - 16

SP - 967

EP - 976

JO - Journal of Cleaner Production

JF - Journal of Cleaner Production

IS - 8-9

ER -