To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed
The great hopes in Brussels that a circular bioeconomy will help bridge the growing divide between urban and rural areas and allow the hinterlands to prosper from ‘green growth’ are addressed in this article, which reflects on insights from three Nordic case studies of brown, green and blue biomass...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:399d0994-e604-43c2-b2ba-a40c2db3783b 2023-05-15T17:34:55+02:00 To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed Andersen, Mikael S. Christensen, Lotte D. Donner-Amnell, Jakob Eikeland, Per O. Hedeler, Barbara Hildingsson, Roger Johansson, Bengt Khan, Jamil Kronsell, Annica Inderberg, Tor H.J. Nielsen, Helle Pizzol, Massimo Sairinen, Rauno Skjærseth, Jon B. Söderholm, Patrik Teräväinen, Tuula Thomsen, Marianne 2022-07-14 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/399d0994-e604-43c2-b2ba-a40c2db3783b https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2363 eng eng John Wiley & Sons Inc. https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/399d0994-e604-43c2-b2ba-a40c2db3783b http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2363 scopus:85129073156 Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining; 16(4), pp 929-941 (2022) ISSN: 1932-104X Economic Geography Environmental Management biomass disadvantaged regions green growth Hartwick's rule natural resources staples trap contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2022 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2363 2023-04-05T22:27:50Z The great hopes in Brussels that a circular bioeconomy will help bridge the growing divide between urban and rural areas and allow the hinterlands to prosper from ‘green growth’ are addressed in this article, which reflects on insights from three Nordic case studies of brown, green and blue biomass use at different levels of technology readiness. A closer examination of the forward, backward, fiscal and final demand linkages at regional level from increased biomass utilization, from eastern Finland and northern Sweden to Jutland and North Atlantic islands, suggests that linkages are and will remain relatively weak, predominantly dashing the expectations. As suppliers and exporters of natural resources, disadvantaged regions may all too easily get locked into a ‘staples trap’, where the value creation evaporates owing in part to the steep start-up costs and the associated boom-and-bust cycles, which place them in a weak position vis-à-vis the resource manufacturers and consumers. To make the prospects of development, employment and prosperity in the hinterlands materialize, measures are needed to strengthen the regional-level economic linkages. Regional-level revolving funds based on benefit-sharing instruments related to natural resources can be used to bolster economic development, as reflected in such schemes present in both China and Canada. We call for further research into whether and how such approaches can be replicated successfully by channeling revenues from biomass cultivation to regional-scale revolving funds, with mandates to strengthen long-term economic linkages and prosperity within the hinterlands. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Northern Sweden Lund University Publications (LUP) Canada Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 16 4 929 941 |
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Economic Geography Environmental Management biomass disadvantaged regions green growth Hartwick's rule natural resources staples trap Andersen, Mikael S. Christensen, Lotte D. Donner-Amnell, Jakob Eikeland, Per O. Hedeler, Barbara Hildingsson, Roger Johansson, Bengt Khan, Jamil Kronsell, Annica Inderberg, Tor H.J. Nielsen, Helle Pizzol, Massimo Sairinen, Rauno Skjærseth, Jon B. Söderholm, Patrik Teräväinen, Tuula Thomsen, Marianne To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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The great hopes in Brussels that a circular bioeconomy will help bridge the growing divide between urban and rural areas and allow the hinterlands to prosper from ‘green growth’ are addressed in this article, which reflects on insights from three Nordic case studies of brown, green and blue biomass use at different levels of technology readiness. A closer examination of the forward, backward, fiscal and final demand linkages at regional level from increased biomass utilization, from eastern Finland and northern Sweden to Jutland and North Atlantic islands, suggests that linkages are and will remain relatively weak, predominantly dashing the expectations. As suppliers and exporters of natural resources, disadvantaged regions may all too easily get locked into a ‘staples trap’, where the value creation evaporates owing in part to the steep start-up costs and the associated boom-and-bust cycles, which place them in a weak position vis-à-vis the resource manufacturers and consumers. To make the prospects of development, employment and prosperity in the hinterlands materialize, measures are needed to strengthen the regional-level economic linkages. Regional-level revolving funds based on benefit-sharing instruments related to natural resources can be used to bolster economic development, as reflected in such schemes present in both China and Canada. We call for further research into whether and how such approaches can be replicated successfully by channeling revenues from biomass cultivation to regional-scale revolving funds, with mandates to strengthen long-term economic linkages and prosperity within the hinterlands. |
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Andersen, Mikael S. Christensen, Lotte D. Donner-Amnell, Jakob Eikeland, Per O. Hedeler, Barbara Hildingsson, Roger Johansson, Bengt Khan, Jamil Kronsell, Annica Inderberg, Tor H.J. Nielsen, Helle Pizzol, Massimo Sairinen, Rauno Skjærseth, Jon B. Söderholm, Patrik Teräväinen, Tuula Thomsen, Marianne |
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To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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to facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional-level linkages are needed |
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