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Abstract
Recent attention on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has spurred investigations into green innovation, pivotal for sustainable industry transformation through green patents. Yet, the green innovation performance lacked a more comprehensive measurement with both internal and external criteria; meanwhile, the nexus between green innovation and SDGs remains underexplored in the construction sector. This study pioneers a comprehensive framework to measure green innovation performances by citation-based analysis and to uncover their potential impacts on the achievement of the 17 SDGs by content analysis across 1.8 million patents, identifying 61,951 as green patents by three classification methods. Based on the construction of citation network, results show 79.64 % of citations within single domains, with mere 1.34 % integrating non-construction knowledge, signaling limited novelty. The similarity analysis has been conducted based on contents between novel green patents and 17 individual SDGs. Emphasis on specific SDGs varies, notably on SDGs 13 (climate action), 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions), 5 (gender equality), and 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure), while SDGs 3, 4, 7, and 11 relating to health and well-being, quality education, affordable and clean energy, and sustainable cities and communities receive less attention. These findings underscore the need for enhanced cross-domain collaborations and a refined classification system to achieve a more balanced contribution across SDGs, promoting sustainable construction.
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The journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling welcomes contributions from research, which consider sustainable management and conservation of resources. The journal prioritizes understanding the transformation processes crucial for transitioning toward more sustainable production and consumption systems. It highlights technological, economic, institutional, and policy aspects related to specific resource management practices such as conservation, recycling, and resource substitution, as well as broader strategies like improving resource productivity and restructuring production and consumption patterns.
Contributions may address regional, national, or international scales and can range from individual resources or technologies to entire sectors or systems. Authors are encouraged to explore scientific and methodological issues alongside practical, environmental, and economic implications. However, manuscripts focusing solely on laboratory experiments without discussing their broader implications will not be considered for publication in the journal.
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