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Stakeholder Engagement in the Co-Design of Regional Bioeconomy Strategies

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  • Nora Szarka

    (Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Torgauer Str. 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Laura García Laverde

    (Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Torgauer Str. 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Daniela Thrän

    (Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Torgauer Str. 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany
    Department of Bioenergy, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), 04318 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Orest Kiyko

    (Wood Products and Furniture Technology Department, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Gen. Chuprynka Str. 103, 79057 Lviv, Ukraine)

  • Mykhailo Ilkiv

    (Wood Products and Furniture Technology Department, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Gen. Chuprynka Str. 103, 79057 Lviv, Ukraine)

  • Danka Moravčíková

    (Department of Marketing, Trade and Social Studies, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Eva Cudlínová

    (Department of Regional Management and Law, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia, Studentská 13, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic)

  • Miloslav Lapka

    (Department of Regional Management and Law, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia, Studentská 13, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic)

  • Nóra Hatvani

    (Bay Zoltan Nonprofit Ltd., Derkovits Fasor 2, 6726 Szeged, Hungary)

  • Ákos Koós

    (Bay Zoltan Nonprofit Ltd., Derkovits Fasor 2, 6726 Szeged, Hungary)

  • Aleksandra Luks

    (Mazowiecka Agencja Energetyczna Sp. z o.o., St. Nowogrodzka 31, 00-511 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Ignacio Martín Jimenez

    (Fundación CIRCE (Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption), Avenida Ranillas, Edificio Dinamiza 3D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain)

Abstract

Increasing recognition and importance is being given to regions for their role in supporting Europe’s transformation towards a sustainable and circular bioeconomy system. Regions are often feedstock producers and can provide the proximity of regional actors along the value chain. If supported and mobilized, actors can coordinate strategic paths for regional bioeconomy development and keep value added in the region. Regional bioeconomy strategies are an important instrument to reach such a process, which implies great efforts of coordination among relevant stakeholders. In this research, we developed a guideline to establish flexible dynamic bioeconomy platforms—Regional Bioeconomy Hubs (RBHs)—that bring together bioeconomy-related stakeholders from policy, academia, industry, and society in a structured procedure (quadruple-helix context) and to establish regional bioeconomy strategies. The guideline was applied to five Central and Eastern European regions and validated in the framework of the POWER4BIO project. As a result, all regions successfully applied the guideline, established their RBH, and developed a regional bioeconomy strategy or recommendations for the development of such a strategy.

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  • Nora Szarka & Laura García Laverde & Daniela Thrän & Orest Kiyko & Mykhailo Ilkiv & Danka Moravčíková & Eva Cudlínová & Miloslav Lapka & Nóra Hatvani & Ákos Koós & Aleksandra Luks & Ignacio Martín Jim, 2023. "Stakeholder Engagement in the Co-Design of Regional Bioeconomy Strategies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-37, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:8:p:6967-:d:1128850
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