Analysis of the Contribution of Urban Innovation Ecosystems to Environmental Sustainability

Green Innovation And Environmental Sustainability

To address urban development challenges, innovative urban planning and design must have a green innovation orientation interconnected and innovative development stages and processes (Adams, 2006; Blewitt, 2012). The process of urban innovation is inherent to the practice of sustainable development. The conceptual framework for green urban area innovation is based on a multi-faceted process where the key types of environmental development are in interaction, like natural resources, materials, energy, and pollution, and others, which have an impact on the environment at different stages: analysis, formulation, implementation, disposal and evaluation (Roy, Wield, Gardiner and Potter, 1996).

Environmental sustainability is an integral part of green area innovation requiring greater demands of ecological performance out of eco-efficient green technologies with reduction and mitigation of green negative environmental impacts.

In Figure 1 it can be appreciated the different types of innovation that can be applied to accomplish environmental sustainability.

Figure 1.

Innovation diagram (Source: Prepared by the authors)