Research Handbook of Innovation in the Circular Bioeconomy
Published on 11. March 2025
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-0353-0795-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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 Broering, 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, BelgiumMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-0795-1 (9781035307951)
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Edited by Lars Molden, Associate Professor, Dolores Modic, Associate Professor, Einar Rasmussen, Professor, Siri Jakobsen, Associate Professor of Innovation, Nord University Business School, Norway and Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor, Antwerp Management School, Belgium
Content
Contents
Preface cdlxxxvii
PART I CONCEPTUAL AND OVERVIEW
1 Introduction to the Research Handbook of Innovation in the
Circular Bioeconomy 2
2 Perspectives on the concepts of the circular economy and circular
bioeconomy 14
3 Circular bioeconomy as sustainability transition - opportunities
and challenges highlighted in recent research literature 32
PART II SYSTEMIC FACTORS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND VALUE
CHAINS FOR CBE INNOVATION
4 Conflicting narratives and power dynamics in the transition
towards circular bioeconomy in Swedish regions 52
5 Industrial agglomeration and cooperation: evidence of circular
bioeconomy from the Iberian cork industry 72
6 Run for the roses - regulatory barriers to a circular bioeconomy.
Examples from the insect industry 85
7 Forging sustainable circularity: exploring motivations and
challenges in establishing circular biomass waste management in
a peripheral region 101
8 Developing a bio-circular value chain through an open innovation
project: a case study of industrial tomato production 114
9 The geography of knowledge networks for the circular
bioeconomy: evidence from collaborative research projects across
EU regions 135
10 Scientific research infrastructures enhancing the industrial
innovation for a circular bioeconomy: the case of the agri-food
sector 152
PART III PRODUCT, PROCESS, AND BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION
11 Establishing a circular economy-based livestock sector using
alternative feeding resources requires a broader collaboration
between local and global partners 179
12 New innovative solutions for waste management as part of a
circular production setup in salmon-based aquaculture 198
13 Bridging circular bioeconomy and acceptance: the importance of
considering contact levels of innovative biobased products 214
14 Innovating towards a circular bioeconomy: dynamic capabilities
of firms in the Brazilian Amazon 237
15 Recent developments and future perspectives of marine
macroalgae biorefinery in a circular bioeconomy approach 263
Preface cdlxxxvii
PART I CONCEPTUAL AND OVERVIEW
1 Introduction to the Research Handbook of Innovation in the
Circular Bioeconomy 2
2 Perspectives on the concepts of the circular economy and circular
bioeconomy 14
3 Circular bioeconomy as sustainability transition - opportunities
and challenges highlighted in recent research literature 32
PART II SYSTEMIC FACTORS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND VALUE
CHAINS FOR CBE INNOVATION
4 Conflicting narratives and power dynamics in the transition
towards circular bioeconomy in Swedish regions 52
5 Industrial agglomeration and cooperation: evidence of circular
bioeconomy from the Iberian cork industry 72
6 Run for the roses - regulatory barriers to a circular bioeconomy.
Examples from the insect industry 85
7 Forging sustainable circularity: exploring motivations and
challenges in establishing circular biomass waste management in
a peripheral region 101
8 Developing a bio-circular value chain through an open innovation
project: a case study of industrial tomato production 114
9 The geography of knowledge networks for the circular
bioeconomy: evidence from collaborative research projects across
EU regions 135
10 Scientific research infrastructures enhancing the industrial
innovation for a circular bioeconomy: the case of the agri-food
sector 152
PART III PRODUCT, PROCESS, AND BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION
11 Establishing a circular economy-based livestock sector using
alternative feeding resources requires a broader collaboration
between local and global partners 179
12 New innovative solutions for waste management as part of a
circular production setup in salmon-based aquaculture 198
13 Bridging circular bioeconomy and acceptance: the importance of
considering contact levels of innovative biobased products 214
14 Innovating towards a circular bioeconomy: dynamic capabilities
of firms in the Brazilian Amazon 237
15 Recent developments and future perspectives of marine
macroalgae biorefinery in a circular bioeconomy approach 263