Sustainability in Mineral Exploration—Exploring Less Invasive Technologies via Patent Analysis
Metadatos
Afficher la notice complèteEditorial
Mdpi
Materia
Airborne electromagnetic Less invasive technologies Technology watch Patent analysis Patent landscaping
Date
2020-11-23Referencia bibliográfica
Ruiz-Coupeau, S., Jürgens, B., Keßelring, M., & Herrero-Solana, V. (2020). Sustainability in Mineral Exploration—Exploring Less Invasive Technologies via Patent Analysis. Sustainability, 12(22), 9761. [doi:10.3390/su12229761]
Patrocinador
European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 776487; Spanish Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities RTI2018-098966-B-I00Résumé
This paper presents a bibliometric study on patents and scientific publications related
to airborne electromagnetic methods used as less invasive technologies in mineral exploration.
A statistical analysis of the documents reveals the main players, technology trends, and collaboration
patterns via bibliometric techniques. The article aims to analyse the gap between the model of
sustainable less invasive innovations and the concrete implementation of the technology pull. Special
attention is paid to the enablers of sustainable development and their presence in the technology
landscape for less invasive exploration technologies.