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The Bioeconomy Transition Process: Sailing through Storms and Doldrums in Unknown Waters

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  • Andreas Pyka
  • Ezgi Ari
  • Ariana Alva-Ferrari
  • Sophie Urmetzer

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A transition toward a sustainable circular bioeconomy requires drastic changes across a broad range of industries and their stakeholders. The current slow pace with which society tries to avert the transgression of critical thresholds of the planetary system is worrying. However, the historical case of the shipping industry in the 19th century shows how suddenly whole industries can change after a long period of low innovation activity and lock-in. We explore how this example might improve the understanding of the transition toward a sustainable circular bioeconomy. For this purpose, we analyze analogies between the processes in the past and the ones we observe today. Our conclusion is that the evolutionary processes shaping the path toward the bioeconomy naturally make use of the knowledge and networks of the fossil era and are characterized by co-existence, mutual learning, and new forms of collaboration. JEL Codes: O12, O14, O32, O33

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  • Andreas Pyka & Ezgi Ari & Ariana Alva-Ferrari & Sophie Urmetzer, 2022. "The Bioeconomy Transition Process: Sailing through Storms and Doldrums in Unknown Waters," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(2), pages 35-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:jiedbu:jie_038_0035
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    1. Stephanie Lang & Giulia Minnucci & Matthias Mueller & Michael P. Schlaile, 2023. "The Role of Consumers in Business Model Innovations for a Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-19, June.

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    Keywords

    Transformation; Sustainability Transition; Sailing Ship Effect; Bioeconomy; Co-evolution; Innovation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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