Studying the Transition towards a Circular Bioeconomy—A Systematic Literature Review on Transition Studies and Existing Barriers
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Institut für Technologie und Management, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V., 14467 Potsdam, Germany
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Sustainability 2020, 12(21), 8990; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218990
Received: 1 October 2020
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Revised: 23 October 2020
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Accepted: 27 October 2020
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Published: 29 October 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Economic Geography, Innovation, and Environmental Sustainability Transitions)
The European Commission’s strategic long-term vision for 2050, “A Clean Planet for All”, identifies the bioeconomy and the circular economy as key strategic areas for achieving a climate-neutral economy. Focus is given to the sustainability of biomass and the circularity of materials. However, in order to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable bio-based circular economy and to unlock its potential, strong accompanying measures are required. These should be designed based on a systematic understanding of transition drivers and barriers. This paper, after providing a systematic review of transition research on the circular bioeconomy, focuses on the identification and classification of transition barriers, clustering them into relevant categories. Moreover, it provides a comparison of the barriers identified by various frameworks.
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Keywords:
bioeconomy; circular economy; transition studies; transition barriers
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Gottinger, A.; Ladu, L.; Quitzow, R. Studying the Transition towards a Circular Bioeconomy—A Systematic Literature Review on Transition Studies and Existing Barriers. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8990. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218990
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Gottinger A, Ladu L, Quitzow R. Studying the Transition towards a Circular Bioeconomy—A Systematic Literature Review on Transition Studies and Existing Barriers. Sustainability. 2020; 12(21):8990. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218990
Chicago/Turabian StyleGottinger, Alexandra, Luana Ladu, and Rainer Quitzow. 2020. "Studying the Transition towards a Circular Bioeconomy—A Systematic Literature Review on Transition Studies and Existing Barriers" Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8990. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218990
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