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This fundamental book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary view on the biobased economy. It explains opportunities for the value-adding production and use of bioresources, while also discussing the main drivers and obstacles involved. The book is divided into three major parts, the first of which introduces readers to the basics of bioresource economics and engineering. In terms of economics, it discusses decision-making from the policy, producer, investor, and citizen perspectives; in terms of engineering, it addresses key technologies and the processing of bioresources, as well as the development of biorefineries for high-value products on large and small scales. In turn, the book’s second part presents cases focused on different types of energy use, and written by practitioners. The cases illustrate the businesses and technologies involved, as well as the roles of citizens, social organisations and policies. The book’s third and last part highlights opportunities in sustainable agriculture, valuable industrial products and innovative services, while also outlining key conditions for success. Written by a team of scholars and practitioners from various engineering, natural-science and social-science disciplines, the book is primarily intended for undergraduate and graduate students, and for practitioners in business and policy who wish to explore the sustainable production and use of bioresources. All theoretical issues are explained with the aid of real-world examples, making the content highly accessible.

Natural resources. --- Renewable energy sources. --- Chemical engineering. --- Computer engineering. --- Natural Resource and Energy Economics. --- Renewable and Green Energy. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. --- Electrical Engineering. --- Computers --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Power resources --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Chemistry, Industrial --- Engineering, Chemical --- Industrial chemistry --- Engineering --- Chemistry, Technical --- Metallurgy --- National resources --- Natural resources --- Resources, Natural --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Design and construction --- Economic aspects --- Renewable natural resources. --- Natural resources, Renewable --- Renewable resources --- Resources, Renewable natural --- Renewable energy resources. --- Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Electrical engineering. --- Electric engineering --- Energy and state --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Government policy

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This book focuses on spatial planning – an important determinant of energy saving and renewable energy supply. Revealing the key driving forces for spatial development supporting the shift towards energy efficiency and renewable energy supplies, it shows the importance of integrated spatial and energy planning approaches for a timely and sustainable change of energy systems, thus supporting policies of climate protection. As operating within the context of renewable energy sources is becoming a major policy issue at the international, European and national level, spatial dimensions of renewable energy systems as well as challenges, barriers and opportunities in different spatial contexts become more important. This book analyses not only the fundamental system interrelations between resources, technologies and consumption patterns with respect to energy, but also the links to the spatial context, and provides guidelines for researchers as well as practitioners in this new, emerging field. It presents innovative analytical tools to solve real-world problems and discusses the most important fields of action in integrated spatial and energy planning including planning contents, planning visions and principles as well as planning process design and planning methodology.

Economics --- Thermodynamics --- Relation between energy and economics --- Production management --- Environmental planning --- Economic geography --- energiebeheer (technologie) --- energiemanagement (economie) --- thermodynamica --- energiebeleid --- energie-economie --- ruimtelijke ordening --- hernieuwbare energie --- economie --- energie (technologie) --- sociale economie --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- klimaatverandering