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2 - Emerging Bioeconomy Narratives

from Part I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

Piergiuseppe Morone ,
Dalia D'Amato ,
Nicolas Befort  and
Gülşah Yilan
Piergiuseppe Morone
Affiliation:
Unitelma Sapienza
Dalia D'Amato
Affiliation:
Finnish Environment Institute (Suomen Ympäristökeskus - SYKE)
Nicolas Befort
Affiliation:
NEOMA BS
Gülşah Yilan
Affiliation:
Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome
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Summary

The objective of this chapter is to offer a framework for understanding the debates around the bioeconomy. Indeed, a large body of literature has been developed in an attempt to identify the visions of the future and the narratives that aim to define the bioeconomy. This chapter offers a mapping of these visions and, based on three emblematic cases, shows how the three visions of the bioeconomy relate to economic realities.

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bioeconomy modelsbiotechnologyproduct development strategiesvisions of futurebusiness modelspublic policies
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The Circular Bioeconomy
Theories and Tools for Economists and Sustainability Scientists
 , pp. 15 - 30
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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