TY  - JOUR
A1  - Beier, Grischa
A1  - Ullrich, André
A1  - Niehoff, Silke
A1  - Reißig, Malte
A1  - Habich, Matthias
T1  - Industry 4.0
BT  - how it is defined from a sociotechnical perspective and how much sustainability it includes - a literature review
JF  - Journal of cleaner production
N2  - Industry 4.0 has had a strong influence on the debate on the digitalization of industrial processes, despite being criticized for lacking a proper definition. However, Industry 4.0 might offer a huge chance to align the goals of a sustainable development with the ongoing digital transformation in industrial development. The main contribution of this paper is therefore twofold. We provide a de-facto definition of the concept "Industry 4.0" from a sociotechnical perspective based on its most often cited key features, as well as a thorough review of how far the concept of sustainability is incorporated in it.
KW  - sustainability
KW  - digitalization
KW  - manufacturing
KW  - Industry 4.0
KW  - definition
KW  - sociotechnical approach
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120856
SN  - 0959-6526
SN  - 1879-1786
VL  - 259
PB  - Elsevier Science
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - INPR
A1  - Sprinz, Detlef F.
T1  - Long-Term environmental policy challenges for research
T2  - The journal of environment & development : a review of international policy
N2  - Long-term policy issues are a particularly vexing class of environmental policy issues which merit increasing attention due to the long-time horizons involved, the incongruity with political cycles, and the challenges for collective action. Following the definition of long-term environmental policy challenges, I pose three questions as challenges for future research, namely 1. Are present democracies well suited to cope with long-term policy challenges? 2. Are top-down or bottom-up solutions to long-term environmental policy challenges advisable? 3. Will mitigation and adaptation of environmental challenges suffice? In concluding, the contribution raises the issue of credible commitment for long-term policy issues and potential design options.
KW  - anniversary issue
KW  - long-term policy
KW  - definition
KW  - design options
KW  - environmental policy
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496511435667
SN  - 1070-4965
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SP  - 67
EP  - 70
PB  - Sage Publ.
CY  - Thousand Oaks
ER  -