Prof. Dr. Nicola Ursina Blum

Sustainability transformation in business and society

Sustainability transformation in business and society

Social innovation & entrepreneurship

Circular economy & construction

Sustainability transformation in business and society

Soziale Innovation: Wie lassen sich soziale Innovationen breiter verankern, um die Nachhaltigkeitstransformation in Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik zu unterstützen?
Laufende Projektaktivitäten: Kernteam des Future Urban Society Innovation Boosters (siehe unten)

Kreislaufwirtschaft: Wie lässt sich die Transformation ermöglichen? Mit besonderem Fokus auf monetäre Aspekte.
Laufende Projektaktivitäten: Co-lead des Subprojekts 7 des Innosuisse Flagship SWIRCULAR (siehe unten)

Future Urban Society Innovation Booster

Desing, H., & Blum, N. U. (2023). On Circularity, Complexity and (Elements of) Hope. In Journal of Circular Economy (Vol. 1, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21767

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Blum, N. U., Haupt, M., & Bening, C. R. (2020). Why “Circular” doesn’t always mean “Sustainable.” In Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Vol. 162). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21769

Blum, N. U., Bening, C. R., & Schmidt, T. S. (2015). An analysis of remote electric mini-grids in Laos using the Technological Innovation Systems approach. In Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Vol. 95). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21770

Bening, C. R., Pruess, J. T., & Blum, N. U. (2021). Towards a circular plastics economy: Interacting barriers and contested solutions for flexible packaging recycling. In Journal of Cleaner Production (Vol. 302). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21768

Schmidt, T. S., Blum, N. U., & Sryantoro Wakeling, R. (2013). Attracting private investments into rural electrification — A case study on renewable energy based village grids in Indonesia. In Energy for Sustainable Development (Vol. 17, Issue 6). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21772

Bening, C. R., Blum, N. U., & Schmidt, T. S. (2015). The need to increase the policy relevance of the functional approach to Technological Innovation Systems (TIS). In Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (Vol. 16). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21771

Kulakovskaya, A., Knoeri, C., Radke, F., & Blum, N. U. (2023). Measuring the Economic Impacts of a Circular Economy: an Evaluation of Indicators. In Circular Economy and Sustainability (Vol. 3, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21766

Blum, N. U., Sryantoro Wakeling, R., & Schmidt, T. S. (2013). Rural electrification through village grids: Assessing the cost competitiveness of isolated renewable energy technologies in Indonesia. In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Vol. 22). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.21774

Blum, N. U., Müller, B., Sägesser, A., & Dey, P. (2024). Towards a systemic ecosystem perspective on the mainstreaming of innovative eco-social practices. 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22177

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