Innovation Policy Approaches for Circular Bioeconomy in Austria and Vienna: The Role of Intermediaries in the Transition Process.

Beschreibung

Cities can be considered as central to the transition to a circular bioeconomy. They pose
a major problem as they act as aggregators of organic biomaterial, hubs of
unsustainable economic activities and consumption, making them significant
contributor to contemporary challenges. Simultaneously, cities offer major
opportunities for realizing the circular bioeconomy due to their and physical
infrastructure, function as a knowledge hub, consumption power, abundance of
economic activities and influential actors. Thus, investigating cities provides valuable
insights into multi-actor governance processes and the interconnectedness of
geographical scales in transitions. This is particularly relevant for the circular
bioeconomy, where the flow of biological resources, innovation and knowledge through
collaborative networks links urban centres with their surrounding and rural areas (Ellen
MacArthur Foundation, 2017). Intermediaries are recently recognized to play a pivotal
role in this landscape, as they operate across governance levels, facilitating knowledge
transfer, operationalize policy, facilitate coordination as well as network-building
through their engagement with various stakeholders (Hodson and Marvin, 2010).
Moreover, innovation policies are imperative to create conditions for a circular
bioeconomy that goes beyond techno-economic goals and a enable a societal
transformation.

Zeitraum	26 Aug. 2025
Ereignistitel	64th ERSA Congress : Regional Science in Turbulent Times. In search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future
Veranstaltungstyp	Konferenz
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