Firms’ eco-innovation and Industry 4.0 technologies in urban and rural areas

Luca Cattani, Sandro Montresor, Antonio Vezzani · 2023 · Regional Studies

Summary. Rural firms eco-innovate more than urban firms despite lower digital adoption, but urban location amplifies the eco-innovative impact of Industry 4.0 technologies. The study analyzed European firms and found that rural areas show unexpected strength in environmental innovation, though urban firms better leverage digital tools for eco-innovation purposes.

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  title   = {Firms’ eco-innovation and Industry 4.0 technologies in urban and rural areas},
  author  = {Luca Cattani and Sandro Montresor and Antonio Vezzani},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
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  doi     = {10.1080/00343404.2023.2243984},
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DOI

10.1080/00343404.2023.2243984

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

climate-and-environment, broadband-and-digital, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28