System of Indicators for Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovative Processes in the Natural and Resource Area: Training Manual

This book contains the results of an analysis of indicators for assessing the effectiveness of innovative activities and indicators of sustainable development of territories in relation to the rational use of natural resources and environmental protection. The book presents a methodological approach to the choice of indicators for assessing the effectiveness of innovative activities in the natural resource sector; the results of an analysis of international and domestic practices in the development and application of scorecard evaluation systems and indicators of sustainable development assessment, the results of research on the development of a system of indicators for assessing the effectiveness of innovation in the natural resource sector, including the development of criteria for the effectiveness of innovation processes, outlines proposals for incorporating indicators for assessing the effectiveness of innovative processes in the natural resource sector in the system of environmental management Russian Federation. As a training manual, the book can be used in the system of additional professional education, especially for environmentalists of enterprises and organizations.

Key words: natural resources, rational nature management, natural and resource sphere, innovative development, sustainable development, innovative activity, evaluation of innovation performance, indicators of sustainable development, training manual.