Time strategies, innovation, and environmental policy / edited by Christian Sartorius, Stefan Zundel.

Includes index.

Conceptual framework / Stefan Zundel ... [and others] -- Phase-out of CFCs and the protection of the ozone layer / Christian Sartorius -- Mercury-based chlor-alkali electrolysis : retro-fitting and phase-out as strategic alternatives / Georg Erdmann and Christian Sartorius -- Policy, time and technological competition : lean-burn engine versus catalytic converter in Japan and Europe / Jan Nill and Jan Tiessen -- Crystalline and thin-film photovoltaic cells : competition or lock-in? / Christian Sartorius -- LUBILOSA : an ecological alternative to chemical pesticides / Daniel Weiner -- Zero emission vehicle mandate in California : misguided policy or example of enlightened leadership? / René Kemp -- Stationary fuel cells and the decentralised cogeneration of power and heat / Christian Sartorius -- The influence of (un)certainty on the effectiveness of political regulation : the case of EDTA / Daniel Weiner -- Combined-cycle gas turbines : between climate protection and other policy objectives / Christian Sartorius -- Technological competition, time and time windows : the case of iron and steel production technologies / Jan Nill -- Techno-political competition and lock-in : the case of nuclear power technologies / Thomas Franke and Jan Nill -- VHS versus Beta : the case of VHS as a de facto standard in video recording / Daniel Weiner -- Conclusions : a time-strategic ecological innovation policy / Stefan Zundel ... [and others].