Iris Lewandowski - Böcker

This open access textbook is the carefully revised, second edition on the evolving field of the "Bioeconomy". It defines the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to provide food, feed, industrial products, bioenergy, and ecological services. The book´s structure has been extensively updated and expanded to six parts. New chapters feature bioeconomy principles, sustainability and normative aspects, as well as bioeconomy monitoring. Additionally, a dedicated section explores diverse stakeholder perspectives, covering insights from farmers, consumers, researchers, and others. Contributions highlight the importance of bioeconomy-related concepts in public, scientific, and political discourse. The expert authors use an interdisciplinary approach and outline the dimensions of the bioeconomy as a means of achieving sustainability.The book parts cover:• Bioeconomy Context, Concepts and Principles• Biomass Production Systems • Biomass Processing• Markets for Bio-based Products & Economics for a Sustainable Bioeconomy• Stakeholders of the Bioeconomy• Guiding the Bioeconomy TransitionVividly redesigned and enriched by two types of videos (deepening course material as well as chapter summaries presented by virtual student ambassadors), this volume provides university students and all interested readers with extensive knowledge around the bioeconomy. You can also benefit from the videos in the print version through the free Springer Nature More Media App. Using definitions and excursuses, this new work familiarizes you with bioeconomy-related terms and gives scientific background for economists, agronomists, and natural scientists alike. To test comprehension and consolidate your learning, each chapter concludes with a Questions & Answers section. Finally, as the bioeconomy is increasingly recognized as a strategy for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this work is a must-read for anyone interested in the green economy, the circular economy, and sustainable development.

This book is at the cutting edge of the ongoing research in bioeconomy and encompasses both technological and economic strategies to master the transformation towards a knowledge- and bio-based production system. The volume combines different international perspectives with approaches of the various fields of research. Bioeconomy is one of the future concepts of an economy which, while based on renewable biological resources, also predicts economic growth. Starting from a growth-economic as well as knowledge- and innovation-economic perspective the contributions give an overview of different existing patterns and cases and describe the basic prerequisites for the bioeconomy transformation. Therewith, the volume is a resource for experts and newcomers in the field of bioeconomy giving insight into the life cycle of bio-based products, detailing the latest advancements and how to turn them into economic growth.

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 provide food, feed, industrial products, bioenergy and ecological services. The chapters highlight the importance of bioeconomy-related concepts in public, scientific, and political discourse. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the authors outline the dimensions of the bioeconomy as a means of achieving sustainability.The authors are ideally situated to elaborate on the diverse aspects of the bioeconomy. They have acquired in-depth experience of interdisciplinary research through the university’s focus on “Bioeconomy”, its contribution to the Bioeconomy Research Program of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, and its participation in the German Bioeconomy Council.With the number of bioeconomy-related projects at European universitiesrising, this book will provide graduate students and researchers with background information on the bioeconomy. It will  familiarize scientific readers with bioeconomy-related terms and give scientific background for economists, agronomists and natural scientists alike.

This book is at the cutting edge of the ongoing research in bioeconomy and encompasses both technological and economic strategies to master the transformation towards a knowledge- and bio-based production system.