Circular Bioeconomy

Małgorzata Pink, PhD, Department of Economics and Food Economy, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland. She completed her studies in economics and comparative civilisation studies, and earned a PhD in economics. She has 20 years of experience in university teaching. In her teaching, she emphasises the impact of the economy on social welfare and the natural environment. Her research interests include sustainable development, particularly in the context of the circular bioeconomy, and the transformations in socio-economic values that underpin it. Additionally, she is interested in the developing wine industry in Poland and, on a macro level, the market for natural wines. In the administrative field, she has led international projects in the bioeconomy area, including Horizon 2000, and international strategic partnerships.Agnieszka Józefowska, Assoc. Prof., Department of Soil Science and Agrophysics, University of Agriculture in Krakow. She is a soil scientist at the Department of Soil Science and Agrophysics, University of Agriculture in Krakow. Her scientific work primarily focuses on soil ecology and its reclamation. In her university classes, she educates students on the impact of human activities on the environment, methods for assessing soil quality, and the multifaceted approaches to environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources.

• Part I : Socio-economic contexts of the circular bioeconomy. Idea, institutions and stakeholders 1. Evolution of the economic system: From a fossil-based economy to the circular bioeconomy 2. Institutional environment of the bioeconomy from a theoretical perspective 3. Bioeconomy policies: From global to local perspectives 4. Selected management problems in the world of the circular bioeconomy Part II: Interdisciplinary links in the bioeconomy: Innovation, environment and product 5. The circular bioeconomy and innovation 6. Chosen problems of the commodity science in bioeconomy 7. Ecosystem services in bioeconomy 8. Environmental problems of the bioeconomy Part III : Closed circuit. Production, processing and fertiliser 9. Production for the bioeconomy. Sustainable primary and secondary production of bio-based resources 10. Biotechnological processes in the bioeconomy 11. From biowaste to fertiliser