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Governance Strategies for Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy Development in Europe: Insights and Typologies
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This study examines governance strategies that facilitate sustainable regional circular bioeconomy development, culminating in a typology which enables the classification of regional government good practices supporting circular bioeconomy deployment in diverse regions within Europe. Data on regional circular bioeconomy governance models were collected through desk research and a survey, resulting in a compilation of 61 circular bioeconomy governance models. From this compilation, 20 case studies were identified and further explored to develop a typology of regional circular bioeconomy governance strategies in the EU-27. Findings reveal a strong regional commitment to expanding bioeconomies; however, managing conflicting sustainability goals remains a challenge. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of successful governance models and practices, offering valuable insights for policymakers to support the co-development and replication of effective circular bioeconomy strategies across diverse European regions.
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This paper develops a typology of regional circular bioeconomy governance models in Europe from 20 case studies and applies it to 75 good governance practices. It finds strong regional commitment to enabling governance, but much less attention to constraining governance and conflicting sustainability goals.
Key findings
- From 61 compiled governance models, 20 case studies were selected; most aligned with transformation path TP3 “new and more efficient biomass uses” (65%), followed by TP2 “boosting primary sector productivity” (60%), TP4 “low-bulk and high-value applications” (30%), and TP1 “fossil fuel substitution” (25%).
- Enabling governance was dominated by bio-based R&D strategies (60%), subsidies for bio-based products (40%), and awareness-raising campaigns (25%). Constraining governance was weaker: 11 of 20 models did not explicitly recognize or address conflicts with SDGs; among the nine that did, land use change and equity were most prevalent, followed by water scarcity and land degradation.
- Sustainability objectives were unbalanced: all 20 models included economic objectives, 19 environmental, and 18 social. Top-down transition governance was predominant (75%), with bottom-up in 25%.
- Of 86 initially identified good practices, 75 were shortlisted. Policy instruments were fiscal/financial (24; 32%), networking/collaboration/joint planning (20; 27%), information/advisory (15; 20%), regulatory (7; 9%), voluntary (3; 4%), and other (6; 8%). Most practices were triple-helix (56%) or quadruple-helix (33%); none were penta-helix.
Methods
- Desk research/literature review and a data collection survey compiled 61 regional circular bioeconomy governance models in the EU-27 and EU-associated countries, with local subject matter experts helping ensure regional coverage; 20 case studies with accurate and complete data were selected for typology analysis.
- A typology matrix was developed along 10 dimensions, drawing on Dietz et al.’s four bio-based transformation paths and enabling/constraining governance functions, plus helix models, driver measures, territorial aspects, focus, model type, transition process, decision-making, voting, and dispute resolution.
- For good practices, 86 practices were screened against FAO/ENRD-style criteria, 75 were shortlisted, classified by Elbersen et al. policy instrument types and by the governance typology, and analyzed with descriptive statistics in MS Excel by regional cluster and category.
Limitations
- No formal limitations section is present. The paper states that several of the initial 61 models were excluded due to incomplete or missing data, and that models lacking support measures or at national level—except for small countries—were eliminated.
- The paper states that measurement and monitoring of bioeconomy contributions remain lacking, and that harmonization of sustainability measurement for the circular bioeconomy may not be possible.
- Evident from the text: the typology rests on 20 case studies, and in 13 of 20 cases decision-making or dispute resolution processes were not mentioned; the authors note that if such mechanisms exist, they are not publicly disclosed. The categories “decision making,” “voting mechanisms,” and “dispute resolution” were also excluded from the good-practice analysis.
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“However, the social and material nature of a circular bioeconomy transition also benefits from a regional perspective and regional cooperation in circular bioeconomy governance planning and practice [25].”
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites [25] Bößner, S., Johnson, F.X., and Shawoo, Z. (2021). Governing the Bioeconomy: What Role for International Institutions?. Sustainability, 13. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Section 5 argues that shared resources and cultural traits can encourage regional bioeconomy cooperation, and the Conclusions describe a regional approach as promising. But the paper frames this as a question for future research, not an established benefit, and the cited passages address bioeconomy governance generally rather than a circular bioeconomy transition specifically. No page numbers are provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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“Data collected from the 20 governance models suggests that most of them primarily aligned with TP3: 'new and more efficient biomass uses' (65%), with TP2: 'boosting primary sector productivity' closely following at 60%.”
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“Analysis of the 20 case studies of regional circular bioeconomy governance models reveals that not all models incorporated all three sustainability pillars (economic, environmental and social) with clear objectives.”
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“Data collected from the 20 governance models suggests that most of them primarily aligned with TP3: 'new and more efficient biomass uses' (65%), with TP2: 'boosting primary sector productivity' closely following at 60%.”
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“Transformation Path 4: 'low-bulk and high-value applications', i.e., value creation and addition through the application of biological principles and processes, separate from large-scale biomass production, was found in 30% of the sample, while TP1: 'fossil fuel substitution', i.e., substitution of fossil fuels with bio-based raw materials, was present in 25% of the sample.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The 20 circular bioeconomy case studies are representative of regional circular bioeconomy governance models across the EU-27.
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“A total of 86 practices were initially identified in the screening of regional circular bioeconomy good governance practices.”
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“The majority (56%) of good governance practices were triple-helix collaborations (H3), combining business and knowledge with administration.”
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“Many of the shortlisted regional circular bioeconomy good governance practices straddle multiple instruments.”
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“Financial organizations were identified as key actors in just two of the case studies.”
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“Lastly, the third enabling governance mechanism, 'implementing awarenessraising campaigns to increase societal participation' in bio-based transformation, including fostering more responsible and sustainable consumption, was observed in 25% of the regional circular bioeconomy governance models.”
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“The transformation path (TP) is described by Dietz et al. [1] as the root cause of hurdles in the successful implementation of the circular bioeconomy.”
What the sources say
- Disputedcites [1] Dietz, T., Borner, J., Forster, J.J., and Braun, J. (2018). Governance of the Bioeconomy: A Global Comparative Study of National Bioeconomy Strategies. Sustainability, 10. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
Section 2.2 describes transformation paths as ways bioeconomic change can proceed, not as the root cause of implementation hurdles. Section 3.1 instead says that some researchers identify the path dependence of economic and political development as the root cause of those hurdles. The claim appears to conflate transformation paths with path dependence. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“This research demonstrates that these bioeconomy transformation paths and governance strategies are applicable to the circular bioeconomy as well as the broader conceptualization of bio-based economies (as applied by Dietz et al. [1]) and applicable at the regional level as well as the national level (as analyzed in the research of Dietz et al. [1]).”
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- Supportedcites [1] Dietz, T., Borner, J., Forster, J.J., and Braun, J. (2018). Governance of the Bioeconomy: A Global Comparative Study of National Bioeconomy Strategies. Sustainability, 10. source
The citation identifies Dietz et al. as the source of the broad bio-based-economy conceptualization and the national-level analysis; the citing authors present applicability to the circular bioeconomy as their own finding. Dietz et al.’s Introduction defines the bioeconomy across all economic sectors, and Section 2.2 describes transformation paths in country contexts. The Introduction also frames the study as an analysis of national bioeconomy politics. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“However, it remains unclear whether decision-making occurs through consensus, if decisions carry legal weight, or if decision-making authority is established by legislation.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The 20 circular bioeconomy case studies are representative of regional circular bioeconomy governance models across the EU-27.
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“A dataset comprising 61 models was compiled in an MS Excel spreadsheet for further analysis, with 20 model case studies selected for further examination.”
- Also stated in: § Governance Strategies for Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy Development in Europe: Insights and Typologies · p. 1 · plain
“From this compilation, 20 case studies were identified and further explored to develop a typology of regional circular bioeconomy governance strategies in the EU-27.”
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“Regulatory measures were found in two governance models, while in four governance models there was no information available about any driver measures.”
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“Voting rights are typically held by members of key actors or municipalities, with no clear specification regarding the weight of these votes, such as adherence to the one member, one vote principle.”
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“Many of the practices could be deployed in multiple territorial contexts (47%), while some are more oriented toward a rural (24%), urban (16%), or coastal (11%) setting, with a smaller number (1%) described as peri-urban or mountainous/uplands.”
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“These identified good practices were associated with circular bioeconomy activities, which help to restore contaminated land and support regenerative agriculture.”
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“Interestingly, in the majority of cases (13 out of 20), there was no mention of decisionmaking or dispute resolution processes, suggesting that if such mechanisms exist, they are not publicly disclosed.”
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“Furthermore, it delineates two primary governance functions: enabling governance (EG), which facilitates and promotes bioeconomy initiatives, and constraining governance (CG), which sets boundaries and regulations to ensure sustainable practices.”
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“Moreover, the specific, targeted objectives across the three sustainability pillars primarily prioritized economic objectives, followed by environmental objectives and then social objectives, indicating a lack of a balanced sustainability approach.”
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“Our findings affirm previous research indicating that numerous European regions have committed to advancing their bioeconomies, with local governments offering extensive political backing to realize this objective.”
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“While all 20 governance models encompassed economic objectives, 19 included environmental objectives, and 18 incorporated social objectives.”
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“Within the regional clusters, the distribution of shortlisted practices was as follows: - Balkan regional cluster: 12 good governance practices - Central Europe regional cluster: 7 good governance practices - Eastern Europe regional cluster: 8 good governance practices - Mediterranean regional cluster: 12 good governance practices - North-West Europe regional cluster: 24 good governance practices”
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“In terms of the local dimension within regional circular bioeconomy governance models, the majority (12 out of 20) exhibited multiple territorial aspects, with rural aspects represented in 5 out of 20 cases, and urban aspects in 3 out of 20 cases.”
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“Furthermore, how regions handle these conflicting objectives remains uncertain.”
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“The regional circular bioeconomy governance model typology developed in this research delineated four bio-based transformation paths and identified two primary governance functions: enabling governance and constraining governance.”
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“Following closer examination of alignment with the definition of good practice outlined in Section 2.2, 75 of the initial 86 were selected for inclusion within the best practices inventory (Supplementary Materials file: Table S2).”
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“Considering the type of strategy used to implement the practice, the vast majority were either public initiatives (40%), or public-private collaborations (47%), with a small amount (9%) that can be identified as private.”
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“Considering the driver measure of the best practices, we find that the majority of these are either related to DM3 (44%) 'information and support' or DM1 (45%) 'economic measures (price, taxation, or subsidies)', the latter being more prevalent in the North-West and Western Europe clusters.”
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“The food and feed focus were more pronounced in the Mediterranean cluster (28%) than the other regions (<10%), while a focus on recycling was only identified among practices from the Balkan cluster (17%).”
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“Looking at the territorial setting of these practices, based on the typology options, almost half of the practices (47%) could fit across multiple territorial contexts, with the other remaining practices dedicated specifically to rural (24%), urban (16%), or coastal (10%) settings.”
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“Examining applications within regional clusters, a material use focus was most prevalent in the North-West Europe cluster (63%) and least prevalent in the Eastern Europe cluster (13%).”
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“Only a relatively small number related most closely to DM2 'regulatory measures' (11%), most of which were found in the Central and Eastern Europe and Mediterranean clusters.”
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“However, the bottom-up approach is more prevalent than the top-down approach in the Balkan (TS1: 33%, TS2: 50%) and Western Europe clusters (TS1: 0%, TS2: 17%).”
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“Examples of pentahelix collaborations (H1) were less obvious, and none of the shortlisted practices were identified as penta-helix, i.e., involving private investors or financial institutions.”
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“When analyzing the foci of the practices, it seems that the largest proportion of practices link most closely with F2: material use (51%), with a smaller proportion aligned with F1: energy (17%), F3: waste prevention (11%), F5: food and feed (8%) and F4: recycling (3%).”
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“The analysis reveals a predominance of triple-helix collaboration involving business, knowledge, and administration, with emerging instances of quadruple-helix models involving societal engagement.”
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“Firstly, it plays a safeguarding role, necessitating explicit measures to ensure economic, social, and ecological sustainability through appropriate governance approaches [4].”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] OECD (2021). Governance and Policy Instruments for a Sustainable Bioeconomy, OECD Publishing.
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“This drawback is reinforced by the lack of harmonization of bioeconomy standards and the data supporting them, necessitating the creation of a facilitated policy environment.”
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“For a sustainable circular bioeconomy, governance serves two pivotal functions [3].”
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“These models serve two vital functions for fostering a sustainable, circular bioeconomy: an enabling function and a safeguarding (constraining) function.”
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“Dietz et al. [1] have delineated a taxonomy of political support measures (enabling governance) as the primary governance challenge, and regulatory tools (constraining governance) as the secondary governance challenge, thereby distinguishing between the two fundamental political challenges in establishing an effective governance framework for a sustainable bioeconomy.”
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“Furthermore, regions can attract investments in local demonstration or flagship projects, leveraging funds such as the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), thereby fostering local job creation, regional economic growth, and opportunities in the regional primary production sectors [6].”
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- Not checked yetcites [6] (2024, February 10). Bio-Based Industries Consortium. Available online: https://biconsortium.eu/.
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“Secondly, governance facilitates an enabling function by ensuring fair competitive conditions for circular bioeconomy processes and products, thus enabling efficient decision-making regarding alternative technologies and resources that are essential for this transition [3].”
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“Disclosing conflicting goals and engaging in prioritization discussions are essential steps toward establishing a sustainable circular bioeconomy [3].”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [3] Thran, D., and Moesenfechtel, U. (2022). The Bioeconomy System, Springer. source
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“Out of the initial 61 models collected, several were excluded due to incomplete or missing data. Additionally, models lacking mention of support measures and those at the national level, except for small countries, were eliminated, as the analysis primarily focuses on the sub-national, regional level.”
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“Previous research into suitable regional policies to support bio-based business models has characterized the existing policies in place for supporting a bio-based economy [18].”
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“Path dependencies have been underscored as the primary obstacles to the effective realization of the circular bioeconomy.”
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“The local characteristics and dimensions of a region are likely influential for the efficacy of regional circular bioeconomy governance models.”
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“The primary objective of a circular bioeconomy governance model is to establish equitable competitive conditions for bioeconomy processes and products, facilitating effective choices among alternative technologies and biogenic and non-biogenic resources in markets [3].”
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“Dietz et al. [1] distinguish three enabling governance mechanisms (Table 3):”
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“Managing conflicts in goals and effectively addressing conflicting objectives represent the second governance challenge, known as constraining governance.”
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“While primarily targeting the regional level, some national models were included, particularly for small countries or in cases where regional models were unavailable.”
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“The quadruple helix model extends this to include civil society organizations (CSOs) representing local communities, while the penta helix model expands stakeholder engagement further to incorporate representatives from the financial sector (penta helix), which can enhance the effectiveness of implementing regional circular bioeconomy initiatives.”
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- Not checked yetcites [16] Naudet, P.M., and Marrazzo, G. (2021). The Governance of Circular Bioeconomy, Practices and Lessons Learnt from European Regions, ACR+. Available online: https://acrplus.org/images/technical-reports/2021_ACR_Circular_Governance_of_Bioeconomy.pdf.
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“The following types of bioeconomy policy instruments were identified by Elbersen et al. [18] and have also been used to classify and analyze good practices in this study. - Fiscal and financial instruments - Regulatory instruments - Information and advisory instruments - Networking, collaboration, and joint planning instruments - Voluntary instruments - Other instruments”
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- Not checked yetcites [18] Elbersen, B., Houtkamp, J., Coninx, I., van den Oever, M., Hatvani, N., Koos, A., Mateffy, K., Kulmány, I., and Vásáry, V. (2020). An Overview of Suitable Regional Policies to Support Bio-Based Business Models (Deliverable 4.2), Power4Bio. source
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“The journey toward a circular bioeconomy involves intricate dynamics arising from the interplay of economic, technological, institutional, cultural, and ecological factors across various levels [17]”
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Bosman, R., and Rotmans, J. (2016). Transition Governance towards a Bioeconomy: A Comparison of Finland and the Netherlands. Sustainability, 8. source
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“The journey toward a circular bioeconomy involves intricate dynamics arising from the interplay of economic, technological, institutional, cultural, and ecological factors across various levels [17], and governance strategies that engage appropriate stakeholders for the regional context are therefore critical for regional circular bioeconomy development.”
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Bosman, R., and Rotmans, J. (2016). Transition Governance towards a Bioeconomy: A Comparison of Finland and the Netherlands. Sustainability, 8. source
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“Financial institutions have distinct criteria and programs that need to be taken into account during the process to ensure that circular bioeconomy governance models receive the necessary support [16].”
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- Not checked yetcites [16] Naudet, P.M., and Marrazzo, G. (2021). The Governance of Circular Bioeconomy, Practices and Lessons Learnt from European Regions, ACR+. Available online: https://acrplus.org/images/technical-reports/2021_ACR_Circular_Governance_of_Bioeconomy.pdf.
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“The triple helix model of innovation emphasizes collaboration between specific institutional domains, namely government, industry, and universities [15].”
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- Not checked yetcites [15] Anttonen, M., Lammi, M., Mykkänen, J., and Repo, P. (2018). Circular Economy in the Triple Helix of Innovation Systems. Sustainability, 10. source
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“The typology takes account of innovation governance strategies as described by the triple helix, quadruple helix, and penta helix models.”
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“The models were compiled with the assistance of local subject matter experts in each region to ensure representation of case studies spanning across the EU and covering the most diverse array of governance models possible for which accurate and complete data were available.”
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“The typology of circular bioeconomy governance models shown in this paper is built upon this theoretical framework, further elaborating on its structure.”
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- Not checked yetcites [1] Dietz, T., Borner, J., Forster, J.J., and Braun, J. (2018). Governance of the Bioeconomy: A Global Comparative Study of National Bioeconomy Strategies. Sustainability, 10. source
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“Clearly, this is an important factor, as a circular bioeconomy requires significant investment and scaling requires the participation of private investors, investment banks, etc. [16].”
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- Not checked yetcites [16] Naudet, P.M., and Marrazzo, G. (2021). The Governance of Circular Bioeconomy, Practices and Lessons Learnt from European Regions, ACR+. Available online: https://acrplus.org/images/technical-reports/2021_ACR_Circular_Governance_of_Bioeconomy.pdf.
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“Regional development sits within a broader framework of national and international social, economic, political, and ecological influences, e.g., national and international policies and regulations, and socio-ecological and market dynamics [24,25].”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [24] Dietz, 2023, Towards effective national and international governance for a sustainable bioeconomy: A global expert perspective, EFB Bioecon. J. source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Bößner, S., Johnson, F.X., and Shawoo, Z. (2021). Governing the Bioeconomy: What Role for International Institutions?. Sustainability, 13. source
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“Dietz et al. [24] describe major national and international barriers to sustainable bioeconomy development, for example a 'lack of policy coordination and harmonization' at the national level, and a lack of 'binding international laws and regulations' at the international level.”
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“This emphasizes that regional and national government is playing a significant role in the development of initiatives to support regional circular bioeconomy development, but also that the private sector is engaging and seeing the commercial benefit of many of these developments.”
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“This research demonstrates that these bioeconomy transformation paths and governance strategies are applicable to the circular bioeconomy as well as the broader conceptualization of bio-based economies (as applied by Dietz et al. [1]) and applicable at the regional level as well as the national level (as analyzed in the research of Dietz et al. [1]).”
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- Not checked yetcites [1] Dietz, T., Borner, J., Forster, J.J., and Braun, J. (2018). Governance of the Bioeconomy: A Global Comparative Study of National Bioeconomy Strategies. Sustainability, 10. source
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“The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund and initiatives of the Nordic Investment Bank supporting investment in bioeconomy scale-up, among others, show that there is a growing interest from the capital stakeholders, and significant further potential for development of penta-helix models.”
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Harmonization of the methodology for the circular bioeconomy for both the public and private sector is possible.
“In reality, harmonization of sustainability measurement for the circular bioeconomy may not be possible [14], but harmonization of the methodology for both the public and private sector seems possible.”
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The 20 circular bioeconomy case studies are representative of regional circular bioeconomy governance models across the EU-27.
“Through an examination of 20 circular bioeconomy case studies, a typology of regional bioeconomy governance models was developed, delineated along 10 dimensions.”
“The results of the study provide a comprehensive insight into regional circular bioeconomy governance strategies and models within the EU-27.”
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The 75 shortlisted good governance practices are representative of good governance practices across Europe.
“The shortlisted good governance practices were widely distributed across Europe and the different regional jurisdictions described in Section 2.”
“A total of 86 practices were initially identified in the screening of regional circular bioeconomy good governance practices.”
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The regional clusters used for sourcing good practices are meaningful groupings for analyzing regional circular bioeconomy governance.
“To ensure a broad coverage of good practices, to promote learnings from different jurisdictions of Europe, and to also allocate the collection between different research collaborators with regional circular bioeconomy expertise, it was decided to distribute European countries into different regional clusters for good practice sourcing.”
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The data collection template accurately captures the relevant aspects of good governance practices.
“Adata collection template was subsequently developed to collect bioeconomy good governance practices.”
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The literature review and consultation within the authors' networks identified all relevant good practices fulfilling the criteria.
“Secondly, a literature review, including searches of white and grey literature, a review of circular bioeconomy governance research projects, e.g., the EU CORDIS database, and consultation within the authors' own networks were undertaken to identify relevant practices fulfilling the circular bioeconomy good governance practice criteria.”
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The effectiveness of regional circular bioeconomy governance models relies heavily on decision-making and voting mechanisms.
“The effectiveness of regional circular bioeconomy governance models relies heavily on decision-making and voting mechanisms.”
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Driver measures play a crucial role in circular bioeconomy governance.
“Driver measures play a crucial role, differentiating between regulatory measures and economic measures like price incentives, taxation, or subsidies.”
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§ 3.3.8. Foci of Regional Circular Bioeconomy Good Governance Practices · p. 16
“The food and feed focus were more pronounced in the Mediterranean cluster (28%)”
§ 3.2. Results from Collection of Good Governance Policies for Supporting Local Stakeholders toward Bioeconomy Implementation · p. 12
“Mediterranean regional cluster: 12 good governance practices”
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§ 3.3.6. Territorial Aspects Applied to Good Governance Practices · p. 15
“the other remaining practices dedicated specifically to rural (24%), urban (16%), or coastal (10%) settings.”
§ 3.2.2. Territorial Context of Regional Circular Bioeconomy Good Governance Practices · p. 13
“| Coastal | 8 | 11% |”
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§ 3.3.9. Implementation Strategy of Regional Circular Bioeconomy Good Governance Practices · p. 16
“Public-private collaborations were more prevalent among practices from the Balkan and North-West and Western Europe clusters (67%, 46% and 48% of practices, respectively).”
§ 3.2. Results from Collection of Good Governance Policies for Supporting Local Stakeholders toward Bioeconomy Implementation · p. 12
“Western Europe regional cluster: 12 good governance practices”
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§ 3.3.4. Helix Models Applied to Good Governance Practices · p. 15
“The remaining 33% also brought society on board, (quadruple-helix collaborations: H2)”
§ 3.3.4. Helix Models Applied to Good Governance Practices · p. 15
“The majority (56%) of good governance practices were triple-helix collaborations (H3), combining business and knowledge with administration.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Skondras, A., Nastis, S. A., Skalidi, I., Theofilou, A., Bakousi, A., Mone, T., Tsifodimou, Z. E., Gaffey, J., Ludgate, R., O’Connor, T., Grozdanic, D., O’Dwyer, B., Pappa, E., Pantazi, K., & Stylianidis, E.
- Affiliations
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Munster Technological University (IE)
- Cantillon Academy, Munster Technological University, V92 CX88 Tralee, Ireland
- Region of Central Macedonia (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Skondras, Alexandros
- Stylianidis, Efstratios
- ORCID
- Venue
- Sustainability
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2024-06-17
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 5140
- ISSN
- 2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4399738094
- Semantic Scholar
- 853a8f034bd6b2dcf3d448153af8954bfe1e0bb4
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 2
- FWCI
- 9.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions programme (101060504)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Sustainable Industrial Ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Keywords
- circular bioeconomy, regional governance, governance models, sustainable regional development, sustainability conflicts, policy replication, European regions, best practices
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