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The Bioeconomy : Delivering Sustainable Green Growth.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : CAB International, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781786392763
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The BioeconomyDDC classification:
  • 338.1
LOC classification:
  • HC79.E5
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- The Bioeconomy: Delivering SustainableGreen Growth -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Author: Davide Viaggi -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Introducing the Bioeconomy -- 1.2 Bioeconomy in Economic Research -- 1.3 Why this Book -- 1.4 Scope of the Book -- 1.5 Overview -- References -- 2 What is the Bioeconomy -- 2.1 Introduction and Overview -- 2.2 Some History of the Bioeconomy -- 2.3 Bioeconomy Definitions -- 2.4 Relevance and Building Blocks of the Bioeconomy -- 2.4.1 Biological and non-biological natural resources -- 2.4.2 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- 2.4.3 Biotechnology industry -- 2.4.4 Food industry -- 2.4.5 Bioenergy industry -- 2.4.6 Bio-based industry -- 2.4.7 Bioremediation and ecosystem maintenance industry -- 2.4.8 Waste industry -- 2.4.9 Bio-based and non-bio-based -- 2.5 Bioeconomy and Biomass Flows -- 2.6 Bioeconomy, Wastes, By-products and Circularity -- 2.7 Limitations and Perspectives in Bioeconomy Statistics -- 2.8 Overview of Country-level Bioeconomy Strategies and Policies -- 2.9 Outlook -- 2.10 Annex: Selected Country Examples -- 2.10.1 Brazil -- 2.10.2 China -- 2.10.3 European Union -- 2.10.4 Finland -- 2.10.5 Germany -- 2.10.6 India -- 2.10.7 Malaysia -- 2.10.8 Russian Federation -- 2.10.9 Spain -- 2.10.10 United States -- References -- 3 Technology and innovation in the Bioeconomy -- 3.1 Introduction and Overview -- 3.2 Key Bioeconomy Technologies -- 3.2.1 Environmental and ecosystems management and bioremediation -- 3.2.2 Harvesting and cultivating biological organisms: primary production in farming, forestry and fisheries -- 3.2.3 Food preservation and processing technologies -- 3.2.4 Genetic modification technologies -- 3.2.5 Breaking down (and recomposing) biomass -- 3.2.6 Production of bioenergy -- 3.2.7 Biorefinery -- 3.2.8 Use of biowaste.
3.2.9 Synthetic biology and cell-free systems -- 3.2.10 Characterization and tracing -- 3.3 Complementary Fields and Technologies -- 3.3.1 Downstream technologies -- 3.3.2 Digital information and communication technologies -- 3.3.3 Nanotechnologies -- 3.3.4 Engineering -- 3.3.5 Local and tacit knowledge -- 3.4 Some Specific Features of Bioeconomy Technologies -- 3.4.1 Renewable and non-renewable, natural and artificial -- 3.4.2 Technology links and flexibility -- 3.4.3 Uncertainty -- 3.4.4 Steps in technology development -- 3.5 Economic Representation of Bioeconomy Technologies -- 3.5.1 Approach -- 3.5.2 Products as bundles of attributes: decomposition, re-composition of biomass and product design -- 3.5.3 Input-output relationships -- 3.5.4 Natural capital-harvesting relationships -- 3.5.5 Trade-offs between natural/anthropized capital and yearly goods production -- 3.5.6 Towards a unified view of bioeconomy technology -- 3.6 Outlook -- References -- 4 Approaches to (the Economics of) the Bioeconomy -- 4.1 Introduction and Overview -- 4.2 The Bioeconomyin the EconomicSystem -- 4.2.1 Contextual trends in economy and economics -- 4.2.2 The bioeconomy as (part of) an economic system -- 4.3 Bioeconomy-specific and Complementary Approaches -- 4.3.1 Emerging 'bio-concepts' -- 4.3.2 Sustainability and circularity -- 4.3.3 Territorial versus industrial views: Ecosystem services and the bioeconomy -- 4.3.4 Research and innovation mechanismsin the bioeconomy -- 4.3.5 Human beings in the bioeconomy -- 4.4 Conceptualizing the Bioeconomy -- 4.4.1 A socio-ecological value web -- 4.4.2 A transition from fossil to renewable resources -- 4.4.3 Exploitation versus investment in anthropized biological capital -- 4.5 Outlook -- References -- 5 Driving Forces and Demand-side Economics -- 5.1 Introduction and Overview -- 5.2 Major Driving Forces and Scenarios.
5.3 Individual Consumers in the Bioeconomy -- 5.3.1 Utility and product attributes -- 5.3.2 Behavioural approaches -- 5.3.3 Heterogeneity -- 5.3.4 Information and goodwill -- 5.3.5 Drop-in versus new products -- 5.3.6 Stability/instability -- 5.4 Aggregate/Collective Consumer Behaviour and the Bioeconomy -- 5.4.1 Market demand -- 5.4.2 Information and heterogeneity in collective actions -- 5.4.3 Indirect demand -- 5.5 Consumer-Citizens-Communities -- 5.6 Selected Cases -- 5.6.1 Organic food -- 5.6.2 Genetically modified organisms -- 5.6.3 Bioenergy -- 5.6.4 Recyclable materials -- 5.7 Outlook -- References -- 6 Supply-side economics -- 6.1 Introduction and Overview -- 6.2 Bioeconomy Production,Production Functions and Supply -- 6.2.1 Choices in the attribute space -- 6.2.2 Input-output -- 6.2.3 Harvesting and anthropized biological capital -- 6.3 More on Behaviour -- 6.3.1 Risk and behavioural economics -- 6.3.2 Technology uptake and entrepreneurship -- 6.4 Space, Heterogeneity and Circularity in Supply -- 6.4.1 Transportation costs and spatial location -- 6.4.2 Heterogeneity and dynamics in production -- 6.4.3 Bioeconomy supply and circular economy -- 6.4.4 Bioeconomy and primary production -- 6.5 Supply System Organization -- 6.5.1 Biorefinery, production facilities and scheduling -- 6.5.2 Bioeconomy and system organization: from value chain to value web -- 6.5.2.1 Chain organization and flexibility -- 6.5.2.2 Interplay of chains -- 6.5.2.3 Value web -- 6.5.3 Business models -- 6.5.4 Investment and financing -- 6.6 Outlook -- References -- 7 Matching Demand and Supply: Markets, Policies and Beyond -- 7.1 Introduction and Overview -- 7.2 Markets for Bioeconomy Products -- 7.2.1 Market functioning and externalities -- 7.2.2 Connections across markets -- 7.2.2.1 Multiple supply options for the same goods.
7.2.2.2 Multiple demands for the same product -- 7.2.2.3 Vertical connection and derived demand -- 7.2.2.4 Extensions and qualifications -- 7.2.3 Segmentation and coexistence issues -- 7.2.4 New markets, expanding markets -- 7.3 Policies -- 7.3.1 Overview -- 7.3.2 Role of regulation -- 7.3.3 Innovation promotion, funding and orientation -- 7.3.3.1 Promotion/funding of basic research and applied research -- 7.3.3.2 Pilot and demonstration plants -- 7.3.3.3 Clusters and public-private partnerships -- 7.3.3.4 Patenting and openness in science -- 7.3.3.5 University spin-offs and other strategies from research to application -- 7.3.4 Infrastructure and human resources -- 7.3.4.1 Research and knowledge infrastructure -- 7.3.4.2 Human resources, education and training -- 7.3.4.3 Rural development infrastructure -- 7.3.5 Market support and regulation -- 7.3.5.1 Overview -- 7.3.5.2 Good definitions, identification and standards -- 7.3.5.3 Traceability, certification and labelling -- 7.3.5.4 Marketing -- 7.3.6 Demand-side instruments -- 7.3.6.1 Mandates -- 7.3.6.2 Public procurement -- 7.3.6.3 Direct incentives and tax relief -- 7.3.6.4 Information -- 7.3.7 Supply-side instruments -- 7.3.7.1 Support to biomass production -- 7.3.7.2 Finance -- 7.3.8 Policy framework conditions and policy coherence -- 7.4 Contracts, Integration and Organization in the Bio-based Value Web -- 7.4.1 Chain and system organization -- 7.4.2 Contracts -- 7.4.3 Land tenure -- 7.5 Institutions, Governance, Participation and Information -- 7.6 International Dimensions: Cooperation and Management of Global Markets -- 7.7 Outlook -- References -- 8 The Political Economy of the Bioeconomy, Regulation, Public Policy and Transition -- 8.1 Introduction and Overview -- 8.2 The Positioning of Stakeholders -- 8.3 Costs, Benefits and Uncertainty -- 8.4 Dynamic Perspectives.
8.5 Local and Global Governance -- 8.6 Vision and Imaginaries -- 8.7 Transition Perspectives -- 8.8 Political Economy and Value -- 8.9 Outlook -- References -- 9 The Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development -- 9.1 Introduction and Overview -- 9.2 Bioeconomy and Sustainability -- 9.3 Economic Sustainability -- 9.3.1 Economic growth -- 9.3.2 Development -- 9.4 Social Sustainability -- 9.4.1 Employment -- 9.4.2 Poverty reduction -- 9.4.3 Health -- 9.4.4 Other issues -- 9.5 Environmental and Resource Sustainability -- 9.5.1 Biological resources and ecosystems -- 9.5.2 CO 2 and climate change-related emissions -- 9.5.3 Land -- 9.5.4 Seas and oceans -- 9.5.5 Water -- 9.5.6 Fertilizers -- 9.6 Outlook -- References -- 10 Impact Evaluation and Management Tools -- 10.1 Introduction and Overview -- 10.2 Challenges in Tracing the Impacts of Bioeconomy Technologies -- 10.3 Indicators -- 10.4 Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing -- 10.5 Investment Analysis -- 10.6 Other Instruments -- 10.7 Integration of Methods -- 10.8 Evaluation Tools and Stakeholder Engagement -- 10.9 Outlook -- References -- 11 At the Boundary of Economics -- 11.1 Introduction and overview -- 11.2 Logistics -- 11.3 Geography -- 11.4 Politics and Law -- 11.5 Psychological and Sociological Aspects -- 11.6 Perceptions, Discourses and Communication -- 11.7 Philosophy and Ethics -- 11.8 Outlook -- References -- 12 Final Thoughts and Outlook -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 A Biodiverse and Uncertain Bioeconomy Technology -- 12.3 The Future of the Bioeconomy as a Political Choice -- 12.4 The Role of Science and Economics -- 12.5 Further Research on the Economics of the Bioeconomy -- 12.6 Finally…. -- References -- Index.
Summary: The "bioeconomy" is the idea of economic activity involving the sustainable exploitation of biological resources. This book illustrates state of the art perspectives in the development of the bioeconomy across the world, taking an economic and policy perspective, and identifies potential future pathways and issues.
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Intro -- The Bioeconomy: Delivering SustainableGreen Growth -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Author: Davide Viaggi -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Introducing the Bioeconomy -- 1.2 Bioeconomy in Economic Research -- 1.3 Why this Book -- 1.4 Scope of the Book -- 1.5 Overview -- References -- 2 What is the Bioeconomy -- 2.1 Introduction and Overview -- 2.2 Some History of the Bioeconomy -- 2.3 Bioeconomy Definitions -- 2.4 Relevance and Building Blocks of the Bioeconomy -- 2.4.1 Biological and non-biological natural resources -- 2.4.2 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- 2.4.3 Biotechnology industry -- 2.4.4 Food industry -- 2.4.5 Bioenergy industry -- 2.4.6 Bio-based industry -- 2.4.7 Bioremediation and ecosystem maintenance industry -- 2.4.8 Waste industry -- 2.4.9 Bio-based and non-bio-based -- 2.5 Bioeconomy and Biomass Flows -- 2.6 Bioeconomy, Wastes, By-products and Circularity -- 2.7 Limitations and Perspectives in Bioeconomy Statistics -- 2.8 Overview of Country-level Bioeconomy Strategies and Policies -- 2.9 Outlook -- 2.10 Annex: Selected Country Examples -- 2.10.1 Brazil -- 2.10.2 China -- 2.10.3 European Union -- 2.10.4 Finland -- 2.10.5 Germany -- 2.10.6 India -- 2.10.7 Malaysia -- 2.10.8 Russian Federation -- 2.10.9 Spain -- 2.10.10 United States -- References -- 3 Technology and innovation in the Bioeconomy -- 3.1 Introduction and Overview -- 3.2 Key Bioeconomy Technologies -- 3.2.1 Environmental and ecosystems management and bioremediation -- 3.2.2 Harvesting and cultivating biological organisms: primary production in farming, forestry and fisheries -- 3.2.3 Food preservation and processing technologies -- 3.2.4 Genetic modification technologies -- 3.2.5 Breaking down (and recomposing) biomass -- 3.2.6 Production of bioenergy -- 3.2.7 Biorefinery -- 3.2.8 Use of biowaste.

3.2.9 Synthetic biology and cell-free systems -- 3.2.10 Characterization and tracing -- 3.3 Complementary Fields and Technologies -- 3.3.1 Downstream technologies -- 3.3.2 Digital information and communication technologies -- 3.3.3 Nanotechnologies -- 3.3.4 Engineering -- 3.3.5 Local and tacit knowledge -- 3.4 Some Specific Features of Bioeconomy Technologies -- 3.4.1 Renewable and non-renewable, natural and artificial -- 3.4.2 Technology links and flexibility -- 3.4.3 Uncertainty -- 3.4.4 Steps in technology development -- 3.5 Economic Representation of Bioeconomy Technologies -- 3.5.1 Approach -- 3.5.2 Products as bundles of attributes: decomposition, re-composition of biomass and product design -- 3.5.3 Input-output relationships -- 3.5.4 Natural capital-harvesting relationships -- 3.5.5 Trade-offs between natural/anthropized capital and yearly goods production -- 3.5.6 Towards a unified view of bioeconomy technology -- 3.6 Outlook -- References -- 4 Approaches to (the Economics of) the Bioeconomy -- 4.1 Introduction and Overview -- 4.2 The Bioeconomyin the EconomicSystem -- 4.2.1 Contextual trends in economy and economics -- 4.2.2 The bioeconomy as (part of) an economic system -- 4.3 Bioeconomy-specific and Complementary Approaches -- 4.3.1 Emerging 'bio-concepts' -- 4.3.2 Sustainability and circularity -- 4.3.3 Territorial versus industrial views: Ecosystem services and the bioeconomy -- 4.3.4 Research and innovation mechanismsin the bioeconomy -- 4.3.5 Human beings in the bioeconomy -- 4.4 Conceptualizing the Bioeconomy -- 4.4.1 A socio-ecological value web -- 4.4.2 A transition from fossil to renewable resources -- 4.4.3 Exploitation versus investment in anthropized biological capital -- 4.5 Outlook -- References -- 5 Driving Forces and Demand-side Economics -- 5.1 Introduction and Overview -- 5.2 Major Driving Forces and Scenarios.

5.3 Individual Consumers in the Bioeconomy -- 5.3.1 Utility and product attributes -- 5.3.2 Behavioural approaches -- 5.3.3 Heterogeneity -- 5.3.4 Information and goodwill -- 5.3.5 Drop-in versus new products -- 5.3.6 Stability/instability -- 5.4 Aggregate/Collective Consumer Behaviour and the Bioeconomy -- 5.4.1 Market demand -- 5.4.2 Information and heterogeneity in collective actions -- 5.4.3 Indirect demand -- 5.5 Consumer-Citizens-Communities -- 5.6 Selected Cases -- 5.6.1 Organic food -- 5.6.2 Genetically modified organisms -- 5.6.3 Bioenergy -- 5.6.4 Recyclable materials -- 5.7 Outlook -- References -- 6 Supply-side economics -- 6.1 Introduction and Overview -- 6.2 Bioeconomy Production,Production Functions and Supply -- 6.2.1 Choices in the attribute space -- 6.2.2 Input-output -- 6.2.3 Harvesting and anthropized biological capital -- 6.3 More on Behaviour -- 6.3.1 Risk and behavioural economics -- 6.3.2 Technology uptake and entrepreneurship -- 6.4 Space, Heterogeneity and Circularity in Supply -- 6.4.1 Transportation costs and spatial location -- 6.4.2 Heterogeneity and dynamics in production -- 6.4.3 Bioeconomy supply and circular economy -- 6.4.4 Bioeconomy and primary production -- 6.5 Supply System Organization -- 6.5.1 Biorefinery, production facilities and scheduling -- 6.5.2 Bioeconomy and system organization: from value chain to value web -- 6.5.2.1 Chain organization and flexibility -- 6.5.2.2 Interplay of chains -- 6.5.2.3 Value web -- 6.5.3 Business models -- 6.5.4 Investment and financing -- 6.6 Outlook -- References -- 7 Matching Demand and Supply: Markets, Policies and Beyond -- 7.1 Introduction and Overview -- 7.2 Markets for Bioeconomy Products -- 7.2.1 Market functioning and externalities -- 7.2.2 Connections across markets -- 7.2.2.1 Multiple supply options for the same goods.

7.2.2.2 Multiple demands for the same product -- 7.2.2.3 Vertical connection and derived demand -- 7.2.2.4 Extensions and qualifications -- 7.2.3 Segmentation and coexistence issues -- 7.2.4 New markets, expanding markets -- 7.3 Policies -- 7.3.1 Overview -- 7.3.2 Role of regulation -- 7.3.3 Innovation promotion, funding and orientation -- 7.3.3.1 Promotion/funding of basic research and applied research -- 7.3.3.2 Pilot and demonstration plants -- 7.3.3.3 Clusters and public-private partnerships -- 7.3.3.4 Patenting and openness in science -- 7.3.3.5 University spin-offs and other strategies from research to application -- 7.3.4 Infrastructure and human resources -- 7.3.4.1 Research and knowledge infrastructure -- 7.3.4.2 Human resources, education and training -- 7.3.4.3 Rural development infrastructure -- 7.3.5 Market support and regulation -- 7.3.5.1 Overview -- 7.3.5.2 Good definitions, identification and standards -- 7.3.5.3 Traceability, certification and labelling -- 7.3.5.4 Marketing -- 7.3.6 Demand-side instruments -- 7.3.6.1 Mandates -- 7.3.6.2 Public procurement -- 7.3.6.3 Direct incentives and tax relief -- 7.3.6.4 Information -- 7.3.7 Supply-side instruments -- 7.3.7.1 Support to biomass production -- 7.3.7.2 Finance -- 7.3.8 Policy framework conditions and policy coherence -- 7.4 Contracts, Integration and Organization in the Bio-based Value Web -- 7.4.1 Chain and system organization -- 7.4.2 Contracts -- 7.4.3 Land tenure -- 7.5 Institutions, Governance, Participation and Information -- 7.6 International Dimensions: Cooperation and Management of Global Markets -- 7.7 Outlook -- References -- 8 The Political Economy of the Bioeconomy, Regulation, Public Policy and Transition -- 8.1 Introduction and Overview -- 8.2 The Positioning of Stakeholders -- 8.3 Costs, Benefits and Uncertainty -- 8.4 Dynamic Perspectives.

8.5 Local and Global Governance -- 8.6 Vision and Imaginaries -- 8.7 Transition Perspectives -- 8.8 Political Economy and Value -- 8.9 Outlook -- References -- 9 The Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development -- 9.1 Introduction and Overview -- 9.2 Bioeconomy and Sustainability -- 9.3 Economic Sustainability -- 9.3.1 Economic growth -- 9.3.2 Development -- 9.4 Social Sustainability -- 9.4.1 Employment -- 9.4.2 Poverty reduction -- 9.4.3 Health -- 9.4.4 Other issues -- 9.5 Environmental and Resource Sustainability -- 9.5.1 Biological resources and ecosystems -- 9.5.2 CO 2 and climate change-related emissions -- 9.5.3 Land -- 9.5.4 Seas and oceans -- 9.5.5 Water -- 9.5.6 Fertilizers -- 9.6 Outlook -- References -- 10 Impact Evaluation and Management Tools -- 10.1 Introduction and Overview -- 10.2 Challenges in Tracing the Impacts of Bioeconomy Technologies -- 10.3 Indicators -- 10.4 Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing -- 10.5 Investment Analysis -- 10.6 Other Instruments -- 10.7 Integration of Methods -- 10.8 Evaluation Tools and Stakeholder Engagement -- 10.9 Outlook -- References -- 11 At the Boundary of Economics -- 11.1 Introduction and overview -- 11.2 Logistics -- 11.3 Geography -- 11.4 Politics and Law -- 11.5 Psychological and Sociological Aspects -- 11.6 Perceptions, Discourses and Communication -- 11.7 Philosophy and Ethics -- 11.8 Outlook -- References -- 12 Final Thoughts and Outlook -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 A Biodiverse and Uncertain Bioeconomy Technology -- 12.3 The Future of the Bioeconomy as a Political Choice -- 12.4 The Role of Science and Economics -- 12.5 Further Research on the Economics of the Bioeconomy -- 12.6 Finally…. -- References -- Index.

The "bioeconomy" is the idea of economic activity involving the sustainable exploitation of biological resources. This book illustrates state of the art perspectives in the development of the bioeconomy across the world, taking an economic and policy perspective, and identifies potential future pathways and issues.

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