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Institutional Context and Cluster Emergence: The Biogas Industry in Southern Sweden

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  • Hanna Martin
  • Lars Coenen

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According to some scholars in evolutionary economic geography (EEG), the role of (territory-specific) institutions is relatively small for explaining where a new industry emerges and grows as firms develop routines in a path-dependent and idiosyncratic manner. This article evaluates this assertion by studying the evolution of the biogas industry in the region of Scania in Southern Sweden. The biogas is predominantly used as a fuel in the regional transport system and is considered as a crucial means to achieve environmental goals in the region. Recently, regional public policy has been actively promoting this biogas industry, aiming for cluster development. Drawing on literature from EEG and technological innovation systems, this article seeks to unpack the evolutionary process that has led to the emergence of this industry. In particular, it studies to what extent territory-specific institutions have been crucial in that respect. The analysis is case-based, drawing predominantly on in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and firms in the industry. By doing so, the paper seeks to make a contribution to our understanding of cluster development, considering the interplay between technology, industry dynamics and institutions.

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  • Hanna Martin & Lars Coenen, 2015. "Institutional Context and Cluster Emergence: The Biogas Industry in Southern Sweden," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(10), pages 2009-2027, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:23:y:2015:i:10:p:2009-2027
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2014.960181
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    1. Hanna Martin & Roman Martin, 2017. "Policy capacities for new regional industrial path development – The case of new media and biogas in southern Sweden," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 35(3), pages 518-536, May.
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    3. Chodkowska-Miszczuk, J. & Martinát, S. & van der Horst, D., 2021. "Changes in feedstocks of rural anaerobic digestion plants: External drivers towards a circular bioeconomy," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
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    7. Martin, Hanna & Martin, Roman, 2016. "Policy capacities for new regional industrial path development – The case of new media and biogas in southern Sweden," Papers in Innovation Studies 2016/25, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research.
    8. Michaela Trippl & Simon Baumgartinger-Seiringer & Alexandra Frangenheim & Arne Isaksen & Jan Ole Rypestøl, 2019. "Green path development, asset modification and agency: towards a systemic integrative approach," PEGIS geo-disc-2019_01, Institute for Economic Geography and GIScience, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business.
    9. Giulio Carli & Andrea Morrison, 2018. "On the evolution of the Castel Goffredo hosiery cluster: a life cycle perspective," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(5), pages 915-932, May.
    10. Anastasiia Konstantynova & Tine Lehmann, 2017. "Cluster Activities in Different Institutional Environments. Case Studies of ICT-Clusters from Austria, Germany, Ukraine and Serbia," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-15, May.
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    12. Martin, Hanna & Martin, Roman & Zukauskaite, Elena, 2018. "The Multiple Roles of Demand in Regional Development A Conceptual Analysis," Papers in Innovation Studies 2018/10, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research.
    13. Sebastian Rohe & Jannika Mattes, 2021. "What about the regional level? Regional configurations of Technological Innovation Systems," PEGIS geo-disc-2021_01, Institute for Economic Geography and GIScience, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business.

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