This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book defines the new field of"
Bioeconomy" as the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to …

This chapter consists of three sections. The first section deals with the origin and evolution of
the concept of the bioeconomy. It starts by tracing the first uses of the terms bioeconomics …

The concept of bioeconomy is a topic of debate, confusion, skepticism, and criticism.
Paradoxically, this is not necessarily a negative thing as it is encouraging a fruitful exchange …

A bioeconomy can be defined as an economy where the basic building blocks for materials,
chemicals and energy are derived from renewable biological resources. This paper provides …

Over the last decade, bioeconomy policies, guided by integrated bioeconomy strategies,
have developed. This paper presents a systematic and comparative analysis of official …

The insight provided by the authors of this special issue on bioeconomy give a reassuring
sign of optimism, vitality and strong will to make bioeconomy a success story. Key to these …

Bioeconomy is an emerging paradigm under which the creation, development, and
revitalization of economic systems based on a sustainable use of renewable biological …

Nowadays, the sustainable production of food, energy, chemicals, and materials is the major
challenge facing modern societies and future generations, after decades of reliance on fossil …

Almost two decades ago, the OECD and the EU kickstarted the development of bioeconomy
strategies. In Germany, like in many other countries, policy development gained momentum …

The concept of a sustainable bioeconomy is gaining traction on the international political
agenda with governments around the world adopting bioeconomy strategies. Considering …