Modeling Innovation Sustainability and Technologies

1. Editorial Introduction
Albertina Dias, Bror Salmelin, David Pereira, Miguel Sales Dias

2. Living Labs and Open Innovation in European Context
Albertina Dias, Bror Salmelin

3. The Consequences of Tax Base Rules on Enterprise Innovation in the European Union
Žaneta Lacová, Ján Huňady

4. Absorptive Capacity of R&D in Space: A Conceptual Approach to the Productivity Paradox
Mário A. P. M. Silva, Peter Nijkamp

5. The Regional Innovation Policy: The Situation of Slovakia
Maria Horehajova, Jana Marasova

6. The Perceived Value of Public Services as a Prerequisite for a Comprehensive Analysis of the Effectiveness of Public Sector Organizations Using the Czech Library as an Example
Simona Pichova, Jan Stejskal

7. Determinants of Innovation Activities: Public Financing and Cooperation: Case Study of Czech Republic and Hungary
Viktor Prokop, Jan Stejskal

8. Innovation Through Treasury Centralization: The Potential of the Visegrad Countries for Establishment of Corporate Treasury Centres
Beata Šarkanová, Peter Krištofík

9. Modeling Open Innovation Effects in Czech Manufacturing Firms
Petr Hajek, Jan Stejskal

10. German Law Covering the Public Participation in Planning and Building Infrastructure Projects
Anja Bothe

11. The Critical View on Innovation Activity in SME’s Sector in Slovakia
Ľubica Lesáková

12. How to Measure Intermunicipal Cooperation in Conditions of the Czech Republic
Jiří Dušek

13. Innovation Process in Mountain Destinations: Does Sustainability Matter? The High Tatras Case Study
Zuzana Gajdošíková, Tomáš Gajdošík, Vanda Maráková

14. Modeling Innovation and Sustainability in Tourism via Competitive Advantage and Collaboration: Building Smart Tourism Destination on Olkhon Island in Baikal Lake
Kamila Borseková, Anna Vaňová, Katarína Vitálišová

15. Events and Places: What Strategies for Cities and Regions Marketing Choices? Remarks on Event Sector Development in the Post-Industrial City of Łódź (Poland)
Agnieszka Rzeńca, Mariusz E. Sokołowicz

16. The Necessity for a Local Level of Gastronomic Tourism Standardization: The Case of Torino’s City Branding
Henk J. Vries, Frank M. Go, Sophie A. Alpe

17. Impact of ICT Utilization on Innovations and on Labor Productivity: Micro-level Analysis for Poland
Lukasz Arendt, Wojciech Grabowski

18. Equipment Lifecycle Management Framework
Pedro Alexandre Ferreira Fernandes, Carlos Alberto Galamba Palma Pinto

19. The IT Audits in the Spanish Business Sector: Longitudinal Analysis (2001–2011)
Alfonso Infante-Moro, Juan-Carlos Infante-Moro, Francisco-José Martínez-López, Mercedes García-Ordaz, Albertina Dias

20. The Use of Geological Background Reference Values for Soil Evaluation and Remediation: The Trajouce Ecopark Case-Study
Graça Brito, Carlos Costa, Daniel Vendas, Susana Dias

21. Soil Contamination: Case Study on Environmental Rehabilitation of the Trajouce Ecopark
João Dias Coelho, Joana Frazão, Susana Dias

22. Anaerobic Digestion of MSW: Challenges of a High Cost Technology
Inês Moura, David Pereira

23. The Potential for Electricity Generation in Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste: The Real Case of TRATOLIXO
Ricardo Castro, Maria João Alves, João Dias Coelho

24. Wastewater Reuse: Case Study of Abrunheira’s Industrial Water Treatment Plant
Ana Barbosa, Lúcia Bonifácio, Susana Dias

25. Choosing the Appropriate Technology for Wastewater Treatment Regarding Energy Sustainability
David Pereira, Inês Moura

26. Sustainabilty of Large Real Estate Projects: Case Study of Vila Nova de Santo Estêvão
David Pereira, Susete Mestre

Avainsanat: Economics, R & D/Technology Policy, Innovation/Technology Management, Regional/Spatial Science, Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences