Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands

As the pressure on the world renewable biological resources grows, the focus on the bioeconomy gets more and more important. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an in depth understanding of exactly what a bioeconomy is. In order to gain the in depth knowledge required for the thesis a case study m...

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Main Author: Johannessen, Birgit, 1983-
Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/17109
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description As the pressure on the world renewable biological resources grows, the focus on the bioeconomy gets more and more important. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an in depth understanding of exactly what a bioeconomy is. In order to gain the in depth knowledge required for the thesis a case study methodology will be utilized to map the renewable biological resources available in the Faroe Islands as well as economic activities. Also some productivity measures will be discussed along with sustainability. The willingness to make the transition to a bioeconomy is evident, but there are still barriers.
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spelling ftskemman:oai:skemman.is:1946/17109 2025-01-16T21:48:59+00:00 Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands Johannessen, Birgit, 1983- Háskóli Íslands 2014-01 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1946/17109 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/1946/17109 Hagfræði Færeyjar Efnahagsmál Sjálfbærni Bioeconomy Thesis Master's 2014 ftskemman 2022-12-11T06:53:21Z As the pressure on the world renewable biological resources grows, the focus on the bioeconomy gets more and more important. The purpose of this thesis is to gain an in depth understanding of exactly what a bioeconomy is. In order to gain the in depth knowledge required for the thesis a case study methodology will be utilized to map the renewable biological resources available in the Faroe Islands as well as economic activities. Also some productivity measures will be discussed along with sustainability. The willingness to make the transition to a bioeconomy is evident, but there are still barriers. Thesis Faroe Islands Færeyjar Skemman (Iceland) Faroe Islands
spellingShingle Hagfræði
Færeyjar
Efnahagsmál
Sjálfbærni
Bioeconomy
Johannessen, Birgit, 1983-
Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands
title Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands
title_full Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands
title_fullStr Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands
title_full_unstemmed Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands
title_short Bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. Case study of the Faroe Islands
title_sort bioeconomy, productivity and sustainability. case study of the faroe islands
topic Hagfræði
Færeyjar
Efnahagsmál
Sjálfbærni
Bioeconomy
topic_facet Hagfræði
Færeyjar
Efnahagsmál
Sjálfbærni
Bioeconomy
url http://hdl.handle.net/1946/17109