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Strategic and Technological Pathways for a Decarbonized Economy

From Industry 4.0 to 5.0

  • 1st Edition - September 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Fatima Zahra Benbrahim, Asmae El Jaouhari, Hasan Dınçer, Serhat Yüksel
  • Language: English

Strategic and Technological Pathways for a Decarbonized Economy offers readers, including researchers, energy professionals, investors, policymakers and corporate leaders, credib… Read more

Description

Strategic and Technological Pathways for a Decarbonized Economy offers readers, including researchers, energy professionals, investors, policymakers and corporate leaders, credible, forward-looking information to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. For researchers, there is a wealth of data and frameworks to advance innovation. Provides energy stakeholders with expert insights into technology deployment and regulation. Risk-return profiles, market trends, and ESG metrics will be of particular interest to investors and innovators. For policymakers, the book includes modeling and impact assessments to guide climate policy. Presents corporate leaders with strategic roadmaps, emissions benchmarks and tools to align sustainability with business goals. By offering a framework for understanding the evolution of industrial practices, the book enables readers to prepare for future challenges while equipping them with the tools needed to succeed in a decarbonized economy.

Key features

  • Provides a comprehensive guide for industries aiming to transition toward sustainability
  • Explores the profound transformations industries are undergoing, emphasizing the transition towards a decarbonized and sustainable economy. It investigates how strategic approaches and technological advancements are reshaping industrial practices across various sectors, moving beyond productivity-focused models toward environmentally and socially responsible paradigms
  • Is a comprehensive and critical examination of innovation cycles from Industry 1.0 through to 5.0, helping readers understand the trajectory and nature of industrial revolutions. It offers a conceptual and empirical basis for understanding the paradigm shift at the heart of Industry 5.0 through the lens of innovation dynamics, sustainability, and industrial strategy

Readership

Researchers, academics and postgraduate students in innovation studies, strategic management, industrial engineering, environmental economics and sustainability, and energy transitions

Table of contents

Part I Understanding the shift: from industry 1.0 to 5.0

1. Revolutions revisited: tracing the industrial evolution from 1.0 to 5.0

2. Disruptive innovation and technological waves : a Schumpeterian perspective

3. The essence of industry 5.0: beyond automation, toward human-centricity

Part II The essence of industry 5.0: beyond automation, toward human-centricity

4. Decarbonization as strategy: industrial models in the age of climate emergency

5. From linear to circular: reimagining industrial processes

6. Green tech and smart manufacturing: convergence for climate action

7. Data, intelligence and decision-making in sustainable industries

8. Digital sovereignty and ethical governance in industry 5.0

Part III Sectoral transitions: case studies and applications

9. Energy transition and industry 5.0: the rise of decentralized systems

10. Agri-food systems at the crossroads: innovation for resilience and regeneration

11. Sustainable mobility and logistics 5.0: designing low-impact networks

12. Textile and fashion under transformation: toward regenerative design

13. Industrial ecosystems in the global south: innovation under constraints

Part IV Empowering the human factor

14. Skills, jobs, and learning in the era of industry 5.0

15. Co-creation, inclusion, and wellbeing in the workplace of tomorrow

16. Digital craftsmanship: rediscovering the human in the machine

Part V Beyond the present: imagining industry 6.0

17. Creative destruction reimagined: from collapse to regeneration

18. Interdisciplinary futures: crossing boundaries to shape the next industrial wave

19. Industry 6.0? Speculations on the post-digital, post-carbon economy

20. Conclusion: rethinking progress – industry as a vector for planetary health

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Fatima Zahra Benbrahim

Professor Fatima Zahra Benbrahim is a research professor in creativity and innovation at the National School of Applied Sciences, Ibn Tofaïl University, Morocco, and a part-time lecturer at ENSAM Meknes, teaching strategic management, innovation, and entrepreneurship. She earned her PhD in Economic Sciences and Management (2022) from the National School of Business and Management of Kenitra. Her doctoral research examined firms’ innovation behavior through a large-scale survey of over 500 Moroccan companies, combining academic insight with practical recommendations for regional development. Originally an Agronomist Engineer in Animal Production (2008), she later specialized in management sciences. From 2009 to 2024, she served at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, leading strategic and sectoral studies. Certified in intellectual property (WIPO, AMAPIC, CAPI), she has co-authored and supervised around thirty patent filings. Her research focuses on innovation strategy, IP, technology transfer, Industry 4.0/5.0, and sustainable supply chains.

Affiliations and expertise
National School of Applied Sciences, Ibn Tofaïl University, Morocco

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Asmae El Jaouhari

Professor Asmae El Jaouhari is currently an Associate Professor at the National School of Applied Sciences, Hassan First University, Berrechid, Morocco, and an academic research member in the Systems Analysis and Modeling Laboratory and Decision Support within Hassan First University. She holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering (2023) from the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco, where her research focused on Digital Transformation Management in Supply Chain and Logistics. Earlier, she earned her State Engineering Diploma in Industrial Engineering (2019) from the National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA), Fès
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, National School of Applied Sciences, Hassan First University, Berrechid, Morocco

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Hasan Dınçer

Professor Hasan Dincer is a distinguished academic in finance and banking, currently serving at Istanbul Medipol University in Turkey. He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in finance-related disciplines from Marmara University, with his doctoral research focusing on the impact of new service development on competitive strategies in the banking sector. Prof. Dinçer has held academic positions at Beykent University and has conducted research at Hamburg University in Germany and the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. His prolific scholarship includes over 400 scientific articles in high-impact journals, addressing topics such as strategic management, sustainability, circular economy, renewable energy investments, and decision-making models. He serves as the executive editor of the International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies and is a founding member of the Society for the Study of Business and Finance.

Affiliations and expertise
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Serhat Yüksel

Professor Serhat Yüksel is Professor of finance in İstanbul Medipol University. Before this position, he worked as a senior internal auditor for seven years in Finansbank, Istanbul-Turkey and 1 year in Konya Food and Agriculture University as an assistant professor. Dr. Yüksel has a BS in Business Administration (in English) from Yeditepe University (2006) with full scholarship. He got his master degree from the economics in Boğaziçi University (2008). He also has a PhD in Banking from Marmara University (2015). His research interests lie in energy economics, banking, finance and financial crises
Affiliations and expertise
İstanbul Medipol University, Turkey