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Research Handbook of Innovation in the Circular Bioeconomy
This important and timely Research Handbook explores recent scholarship on industry innovation and demonstrates that the key to a sustainable future is a successful transition to a circular bioeconomy.
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This important and timely Research Handbook explores recent scholarship on industry innovation and demonstrates that the key to a sustainable future is a successful transition to a circular bioeconomy.
Global case studies are analysed to illustrate the motivations, factors, ecosystems, and barriers surrounding circular bioeconomies. The authors discuss and evaluate innovations from diverse industries, including agri-food, marine biorefinery, insect farming, and waste management. They also shed light on firm-level innovation to better understand possible solutions for a successful transition into a circular bioeconomy, advancing current thinking in the field. The empirical and theoretical work presented offers new directions for future research into a circular bioeconomy.
This Research Handbook is a vital reference for researchers of innovation, circular bioeconomies, climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also of great interest to industry practitioners across agriculture and manufacturing, who can use the insights presented to guide their own sustainable decision-making.
Global case studies are analysed to illustrate the motivations, factors, ecosystems, and barriers surrounding circular bioeconomies. The authors discuss and evaluate innovations from diverse industries, including agri-food, marine biorefinery, insect farming, and waste management. They also shed light on firm-level innovation to better understand possible solutions for a successful transition into a circular bioeconomy, advancing current thinking in the field. The empirical and theoretical work presented offers new directions for future research into a circular bioeconomy.
This Research Handbook is a vital reference for researchers of innovation, circular bioeconomies, climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also of great interest to industry practitioners across agriculture and manufacturing, who can use the insights presented to guide their own sustainable decision-making.
Critical Acclaim
‘This Handbook is a true wellspring for scholars and practitioners interested in innovation at the level of products, business models or ecosystems that embrace the transition towards a circular bioeconomy. It not only covers the latest research but also provides in-depth insights from dedicated case studies. Super relevant!’
– Stefanie Bröring, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
‘This is a pioneering Handbook on the transition towards a circular bioeconomy. Combining conceptual frameworks with empirical studies, it delves into innovative strategies for sustainable resource use, closing material loops, and overcoming systemic challenges. It is essential reading for academics, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the circular bioeconomy.’
– Frans Hermans, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
‘Timely book introducing and developing the concept of circular bioeconomy (CBE) including a number of real world examples. Must-read for everybody interested in how to make our world more sustainable!’
– Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Ghent University, Belgium
– Stefanie Bröring, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
‘This is a pioneering Handbook on the transition towards a circular bioeconomy. Combining conceptual frameworks with empirical studies, it delves into innovative strategies for sustainable resource use, closing material loops, and overcoming systemic challenges. It is essential reading for academics, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the circular bioeconomy.’
– Frans Hermans, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
‘Timely book introducing and developing the concept of circular bioeconomy (CBE) including a number of real world examples. Must-read for everybody interested in how to make our world more sustainable!’
– Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Ghent University, Belgium
