Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/274001 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
In recent years, bioeconomy strategies have been implemented and adapted internationally. In the bioeconomy, materials are to a certain extent circular by nature. However, biomaterials may also be used in a rather linear way. Lately, a transition towards a circular economy, a more restorative and regenerative economic model, is being promoted worldwide. A circular economy offers an alternative model aiming at 'doing more and better with less'. It is based on the idea that circulating matter and energy will diminish the need for new input. Its concept lies in maintaining the value of products, materials, and resources for as long as possible and at the same time minimizing or even eliminating the amount of waste produced. Focused on 'closing the loops', a circular economy is a practical solution for promoting entrepreneurial sustainability, economic growth, environmental resilience, and a better quality of life for all. The most efficient way to close resource loops is to find value in the waste. Different modes of resource circulation may be applied, e.g., raw materials, by-products, human resources, logistics, services, waste, energy, or water. To that end, this Special Issue seeks to contribute to the circular bioeconomy agenda through enhanced scientific and multidisciplinary knowledge to boost the performance efficiency of circular business models and support decision-making within the specific field. The Special Issue includes innovative technical developments, reviews, and case studies, all of which are relevant to green, closed-loop, circular bioeconomy
Subjects: 
bioeconomy
survey
strategies
research program
biogas
lignocellulose
microalgae
agricultural sustainability
sustainability assessment
review
ammonia loss
land application
manure management
irrigation
biofuels
spatial difference-in-difference
corn markets
climate change adaptation
transformative adaptation
limits to adaptation
adaptation barrier
fuzzy cognitive maps
resilience
sustainability
vulnerability
Sundarbans
circular economy
sustainable socio-economic development
quality of life
poverty alleviation
participatory modelling
ordered weighted averaging
aggregation
reflectance spectroscopy
soil spectral libraries
VNIR-SWIR
soil organic matter
carbon sequestration
forestry
wood
non-wood forest products
developing world
rural electrification
Sub-Saharan Africa
energy
agriculture
machine learning
artificial neural networks
natural gas
demand forecasting
indicators
investments&#x2019
sustainability
multi-criteria analysis
decision support
ELECTRE III
coronavirus
occupational health and safety
food security
control measures
systemic design
rice
wine
value chains
by-products
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ISBN: 
978-3-0365-0211-3
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Document Type: 
Book
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