The circular bio-economy in Gelderland and Overijssel

Wouda, Nienke (2022) The circular bio-economy in Gelderland and Overijssel. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).

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Abstract

Biomass is mentioned in the national transition agenda of The Netherland with the target to achieve a 100% circular economy in 2050. Biomass can store CO2, replace fossil materials and is an important part of the circular bio-economy. This research focuses on the current situation regarding the opportunities and threats of biomass as a non-food material for the construction, textile, plastic and chemical sector in Gelderland and Overijssel. The main question of this research is: “What is the fitness of the key sectors for the implementation of an entrepreneurial ecosystem to create a circular bio-economy in the East of The Netherlands?” The components of the entrepreneurial ecosystem are used to determine the fitness of a sector, because these components together can create a system change from traditional products made from fossil materials towards a circular bio-economy where products are made from biobased materials. The main question is answered by conducting 24 interviews with different actor groups in Gelderland and Overijssel. The interviews revealed that the biobased plastic sector is the fittest, followed by construction, textile and chemical sector.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master)
Name supervisor:	Faber, N.R.
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2022 09:55
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2022 09:55
URI:	https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/199

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