Bioeconomy - Institutions, Innovation and Sustainability

The bioeconomy is steadily becoming more important in public policies. Therefore the bioeconomy should become a major new industry, outlining the possibility of a post-fossil future. This book is the first attempt to depict the origins, formation and challenges of this new industry.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. A political economy of the ecological transition towards a post-fossil economy 3. From the development of industrial chemistry to the emergence of the bioeconomy 4. The institutional architecture of the bioeconomy 5. Alliance-driven governance and the relationship of firms to territories in the bioeconomy 6. Product development in the bioeconomy, the case of lactic acid and PLA 7. The case of the two other "small molecules": succinic acid and levulinic acid Conclusion: post-fossil economy and transition: making the future happen today

About the author

Nicolas Befort is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Chair in Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development, NEOMA Business School, France. He is also Associated Research Fellow to LISIS (INRAE, CNRS, University Gustave Eiffel).

Summary

The bioeconomy is steadily becoming more important in public policies. Therefore the bioeconomy should become a major new industry, outlining the possibility of a post-fossil future. This book is the first attempt to depict the origins, formation and challenges of this new industry.

Product details

• Authors: Nicolas Befort
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367610418
• ISBN: 978-0-367-61041-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Environmental Economics, Energy industries & utilities, Energy industries and utilities