In this book, Kean Birch analyses the co-construction of markets
and natures in the emerging bio-economy as a policy response to
global environmental change. The bio-economy is an economic system
characterized by the use of plants and other biological materials
rather than fossil fuels to produce energy, chemicals, and societal
goods. Over the last decade or so, numerous countries around the
world have developed bio-economy strategies as a potential
transition pathway to a low-carbon future. Whether this is
achievable or not remains an open question, one which this book
seeks to answer. In addressing this question, Kean Birch draws on
over ten years of research on the bio-economy around the world, but
especially in North America. He examines what kinds of markets and
natures are being imagined and constructed in the pursuit of the
bio-economy, and problematizes the idea that this is being driven
by neoliberalism and the neoliberalization of nature(s).
General
Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Release date: |
December 2018 |
First published: |
2019 |
Authors: |
Kean Birch
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Dimensions: |
210 x 148 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-008251-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social institutions >
General
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LSN: |
3-03-008251-2 |
Barcode: |
9783030082512 |
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