Knowledge-Driven Developments in the Bioeconomy Technological and Ec

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 interna

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Stephan Dabbert Iris Lewandowski Jochen Weiss Andreas Pyka  Editors

Knowledge-Driven Developments in the Bioeconomy Technological and Economic Perspectives

Economic Complexity and Evolution

Series editors Uwe Cantner, Jena, Germany Kurt Dopfer, St. Gallen, Switzerland John Foster, Brisbane, Australia Andreas Pyka, Stuttgart, Germany Paolo Saviotti, Saint Martin d’ Hères, France

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11583

Stephan Dabbert • Iris Lewandowski • Jochen Weiss • Andreas Pyka Editors

Knowledge-Driven Developments in the Bioeconomy Technological and Economic Perspectives

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Editors Stephan Dabbert University of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany

Iris Lewandowski University of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany

Jochen Weiss University of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany

Andreas Pyka University of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Germany

ISSN 2199-3173 ISSN 2199-3181 (electronic) Economic Complexity and Evolution ISBN 978-3-319-58373-0 ISBN 978-3-319-58374-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58374-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947307 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Editorial

The transformation of our economic systems towards a knowledge-based bioeconomy has become an important vision at the beginning of the twenty-first century in order to strive for sustainability. New food and feed, energy from residual material, chemicals and plastics from plants and algae: bioeconomy opens new paths to new products, to new production processes and to a modern economy which no longer challenges the planetary boundaries. Its raw materials are bio-based, and it is