Aims and scope

Aims

Innovations in Environmental Economics (IEE) is dedicated to provide the reader with an opportunity to learn about innovative theoretical and empirical economic research on the use of natural resources and then environmental conservation. The journal aims to publish high-quality research papers contributing various dimensions of innovations in environmental economic sciences and related subjects such as the economic dimensions of environmental issues, the economics of environmental protection and pollution control, and the environmental impacts of economic activity. In this regard, the journal provides a forum for the publication of high-quality research that contributes to our understanding of the economic dimensions of natural resource and environmental issues (such as energy efficiency, consumption, externalities, renewables, environmental policy, resource extraction, climate, etc.).

Scope

The journal publishes research that addresses a wide range of topics within the economic dimensions of environmental issues. The journal's scope includes, but are not limited to:

  • Environmental impacts of economic activity: Unveiling the repercussions of economic activities in the environment including the economics of natural disasters, environmental degradation, and climate change.
  • Innovations: Delving into the role of Innovations, including technological, organizational, economic, political, and financial innovations to improve environmentally sustainable economies and thus address environmental problems. This includes the development of new and improved techniques and methods that promote the use of environmentally friendly materials and processes in order to reduce the negative impact of economic activities.
  • Sustainability in economy and environment: Including the practical and theoretical concepts of sustainability science and economic growth. It includes the research on sustainable development, the impact of pollution due to economic activities, energy policies and consumption influencing growth and environment, waste management and recycling, circular economy, and climate change impacts on both the environment and the economy.
  • Climate Change Mitigation: Providing a survey, from the perspective of economics, of global climate change and public policies to address it, including financing climate change and financial stability and international, regional, national, and sub-national policies.
  • Green Supply Chain and Economy: It is clear that resource depletion and environmental pollution are the byproducts of industrial productions and different economy sectors. Therefore, the journal also welcomes papers on the connection between green supply chain (including analysis of total environmental effects of products from its whole life cycle of products and services) and the increase of ecoefficiency in different economy sectors.
  • Economics of environmental protection: Exploring the economics of climate change mitigation, and air pollution control. Additionally, economic problems of global warming and climate change
  • Energy economics: Striving to find the green solution, such as managing and optimizing resources, including renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, to promote the relationship between economy and environment. A wide range of energy fields, including energy policy, energy poverty, energy security, and energy democracy is considered in this study.
  • Environmental behavior: Addressing economic questions related to the environmental behavior of firms, government officials and agencies, nonprofit organizations, households, or individuals in the economy. Research in this area covers topic such as economic issues of environmental behavior and environmental education.
  • Econometrics: Promoting the empirical underpinnings of environmental economic sciences through econometric techniques, time series analysis, panel data analysis, and statistical methodologies applied to environmental economic data.
  • Economics and environmental management: Exploring a new approach of the key concepts of economy and sustainability, by combining the scientific disciplines of economy and natural resources management and policy.
  • Artificial Intelligence: Applying innovative artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for environmental impact assessment, pollution control, and climate change mitigation pertaining to the economic activities. Research covers the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, on economic processes and its connection to the environment.
  • Economics of Technology and Innovation: Technology and Innovation in economy (including but not limited to: open innovation, innovation adoption and diffusion, organizational behavior and innovation, creativity, improvisation, and individual innovation, innovation in teams and groups, institutional and social innovation, consequences of innovation, critical approaches to innovation or innovation alliances and networks) in relation to environment, and vice versa.