Shades of green: a social scientific view on bioeconomy in the forest sector

TY - JOUR

T1 - Shades of green

T2 - a social scientific view on bioeconomy in the forest sector

AU - Kleinschmit, Daniela

AU - Lindstad, Berit Hauger

AU - Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark

AU - Toppinen, Anne

AU - Roos, Anders

AU - Baardsen, Sjur

PY - 2014/5

Y1 - 2014/5

N2 - Politics increasingly introduces initiatives supporting a shift toward a bioeconomy aiming at a society relying strongly on renewable biological sources while achieving economic growth efficiently and sustainably. However, the agenda of bioeconomy comprises different “shades of green,” in the sense that different actors stress different aspects of the concept, when embracing it in communication. This conceptual paper aims to present policy and socioeconomic theoretical frameworks and research areas relevant for a more holistic understanding of the bioeconomy concept applied to the forest sector, and identify a core set of potential contributions from social sciences for enhancing the bioeconomy in the forest sector. The paper focuses on studies within policy analysis, economics, and business administration disciplines. Thus it presents diverse disciplinary perspectives on the forest sector in a bioeconomy. Furthermore, innovation and sustainability have been identified as issues relevant to be approached across these disciplines.

AB - Politics increasingly introduces initiatives supporting a shift toward a bioeconomy aiming at a society relying strongly on renewable biological sources while achieving economic growth efficiently and sustainably. However, the agenda of bioeconomy comprises different “shades of green,” in the sense that different actors stress different aspects of the concept, when embracing it in communication. This conceptual paper aims to present policy and socioeconomic theoretical frameworks and research areas relevant for a more holistic understanding of the bioeconomy concept applied to the forest sector, and identify a core set of potential contributions from social sciences for enhancing the bioeconomy in the forest sector. The paper focuses on studies within policy analysis, economics, and business administration disciplines. Thus it presents diverse disciplinary perspectives on the forest sector in a bioeconomy. Furthermore, innovation and sustainability have been identified as issues relevant to be approached across these disciplines.

U2 - 10.1080/02827581.2014.921722

DO - 10.1080/02827581.2014.921722

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0282-7581

VL - 29

SP - 402

EP - 410

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

IS - 4

ER -