Title: Innovation for sustainability: the transformation of the transportation system

Authors: Anke Arnaud, Michael J. Williams

Addresses: Department of Management and Operations, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA. ' Department of Economics, Finance and Information Systems, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114, USA

Abstract: Faced with the inconvenient truth of unsustainable levels of global warming and the pollution of our air, land and water, organisations in the transportation industry are tasked with meeting the challenge of balancing economic, social and environmental sustainability. To address these concerns effectively, organisations and their citizens (employees) must become innovative in the way they develop and manufacture products, offer services and conduct business. In this paper, we describe the process of innovation for sustainability and how it can promote the development of a sustainable transportation industry for the future. We present several examples of innovations in the transportation industry and offer suggestions for creating and improving sustainability in this complex industry.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development; innovation; transportation systems; sustainable transport.

DOI: 10.1504/WRITR.2010.034663

World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, 2010 Vol.3 No.3, pp.215 - 229

Received: 07 Aug 2009
Accepted: 16 Dec 2009
Published online: 14 Aug 2010 *

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