Exploring regional transitions to the bioeconomy using a socio-economic indicator: the case of Italy
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Exploring regional transitions to the bioeconomy using a socio‑economic indicator: the case of Italy Idiano D’Adamo1,2 · Pasquale Marcello Falcone1,3 · Enrica Imbert1 · Piergiuseppe Morone1 Received: 7 April 2020 / Accepted: 7 November 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to analyze and measure the performance of sustainable transitions at a regional level. This work presents the results of an application of the socio-economic indicator for the bioeconomy (SEIB) to evaluate the socio-economic performance of the bioeconomy at a regional level, providing evidence for the Italian case. Two versions of the SEIB were applied: the first included all sectors of the bioeconomy while the second considered only manufacturing and bio-energy sectors, excluding all primary sectors. The indicator was further analyzed from spatial and longitudinal perspectives. The results showed that four regions (i.e. Trentino A.A. and Veneto in the north and Toscana and Umbria in central Italy) emerged among the five highest performing regions based on both versions of the indicator. Overall, the results underlined that the northern regions performed best when overall sectors were considered, while the central regions performed best when only manufacturing and bio-energy sectors were considered. What emerged most clearly, however, is that regions in southern Italy lagged far behind the national average, particularly when primary sectors were excluded from the analysis. Keywords Bioeconomy · Indicators · policy implications · Regional performance · Sustainable transition JEL Classification Q57
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s4088 8-020-00206-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Piergiuseppe Morone [email protected] Extended author information available on the last page of the article
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1 Introduction The bioeconomy represents a new model for industry that aims at solving major economic, societal and ecological challenges, such as resource reduction, food insecurity and climate change (Wydra 2020). It is an important step on the path towards achieving sustainable goals (Morone 2018) and therefore a relevant mission for regional, national and European public policies (Befort 2020). In particular, the bioeconomy may foster competitiveness, sustainable economic growth and job creation in rural and industrial areas (Vivien et al. 2019). It is expected to reduce dependence on traditional fossil-based feedstocks (Hurmekoski et al. 2019) and to promote the utilization of locally sourced wastes and residues (Agovino et al. 2019), in support of the circular economy (Zabaniotou and Kamaterou 2019; Zotti and Bigano 2019). Although the bioeconomy is generally viewed as a positive “comprehensive societal transition”, potential trade-offs and negative impacts have also been recognized. Specifically, in addi
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