Transform2Bio Publications and Working Papers

Peer-reviewed publications

2023

Waßenhoven, A., Rennings, M., Laibach, N., Bröring, S. (2023). What constitutes a “Key Enabling Technology” for transition processes: Insights from the bioeconomy's technological landscape. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 197, December 2023, 122873. 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122873.

Jafari, Y., Engemann, H., Heckelei, T., Hainsch, K. (2023). National and Regional Economic Impact of Changes in the Electricity Mix in Germany: A Dynamic Analysis up to 2050. Utilities Policy 82: 101583.

Jafari, Y., Linmei S., Kuhn, A., Heckelei, T. (2023). The national and regional impact of the EU bioeconomy strategies on the agri-food sector: Insights from Germany. German Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(2):73-90.

Abdelshafy, A, Hermann, A, Herres-Pawlis, S and Walther, G (2023). Opportunities and Challenges of Establishing a Regional Bio-based Polylactic Acid Supply Chain. Global Challenges 7(7): 2200218.

Macht, J, Klink-Lehmann, J and Hartmann, M (2023). Don't forget the locals: Understanding citizens' acceptance of bio-based technologies. Technology in Society 74: 102318.

Macht, J, Klink-Lehmann, J and Venghaus, S (2023). Eco-friendly alternatives to food packed in plastics: German consumers’ purchase intentions for different bio-based packaging strategies. Food Quality and Preference 109: 104884.

2022

Dallendörfer, M, Dieken, S, Henseleit, M, Siekmann, F and Venghaus, S (2022). Investigating citizens’ perceptions of the bioeconomy in Germany – High support but little understanding. Sustainable Production and Consumption 30: 16-30.

Dürr, J.; Sili, M. (2022): New or Traditional Approaches in Argentina’s Bioeconomy? Biomass and Biotechnology Use, Local Embeddedness, and Sustainability Outcomes of Bioeconomic Ventures. Sustainability 14, 14491. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114491

Kuhn, T., Möhring, N., Töpel, A., Jakob, F., Britz, W., Bröring, S., Pich, A., Schwaneberg, U., Rennings, M. (2022): Using a bio-economic farm model to evaluate the economic potential and pesticide load reduction of the greenRelease technology. Agricultural Systems 201, 103454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103454

Macht J., Klink-Lehmann J., Simons J. (2022): German Citizens’ Perception of the Transition towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: A Glimpse into the Rheinische Revier. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 31, 175-18.

Massfeller, A, Meraner, M, Hüttel, S and Uehleke, R (2022). Farmers' acceptance of results-based agri-environmental schemes: A German perspective. Land Use Policy 120: 106281.  

Stark, S., Biber-Freudenberger, L., Dietz, T., Escobar, N., Förster, J.J., Henderson, J., Laibach, N., Börner, J. (2022): Sustainability implications of transformation pathways for the bioeconomy. Sustainable Production and Consumption 29, 215-227

2021

Dallendörfer, M., Dieken, S., Henseleit, M., Siekmann, F., Venghaus, S. (2021): Investigating citizens’ perceptions of the bioeconomy in Germany – high support but little understanding. Sustainable Production and Consumption 30, 16-30.

Dieken, S., Dallendörfer, M., Henseleit, M., Siekmann, F., Venghaus, S. (2021): The multitudes of bioeconomies: A systematic review of stakeholders’ bioeconomy perceptions. Sustainable Production and Consumption 27, 1703-1717.

Pahmeyer, C., Schäfer, D., Kuhn, T., Britz, W. (2021). Data on a synthetic farm population of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Data in Brief 36, 107007.

Waßenhoven, A., Block, C., Wustmans, M., & Bröring, S. (2021). "Analyzing an emerging business ecosystem through M&A activities: The case of the Bioeconomy. Business Strategy & Development, 4 (3), 258-278.

2020

Dieken, S. and S. Venghaus (2020). "Potential Pathways to the German Bioeconomy: A Media Discourse Analysis of Public Perceptions."  12(19): 7987.

Further publications

Hilgert, P. (2023): Monitoring the regional transformation to a sustainable bioeconomy – The case of the Rheinische Revier. Master thesis IEK-STE Forschungszentrum Jülich and University of Hohenheim. Jülich, Hohenheim. 94 pages.

Dieken, S., Venghaus, S. (2023): Bioökonomie als gesellschaftliches Leitbild: Transformationspfade aus der Perspektive der Stakeholder. In:  Julia Lena Reinermann, Jan-Hendrik Kamlage, Nicole de Vries, Ute Goerke, Britta Oertel, Silvia Diane Schrey (Eds.): Zukünfte nachhaltiger Bioökonomie. Kommunikation und Pertizipation in neuen Wirtschaftsformen, pp. 45-56. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld.

Venghaus S., Dieken S., Belka M. (2022): The Bioeconomy Transformation in the German Rheinische Revier: Stakeholders and Discourses in Media Coverage. In: Dirk Lanzerath, Ulrich Schurr, Christina Pinsdorf, Mandy Stake (Eds.): Bioeonomy and Sustainability. Perspectives from Natural and Social Sciences, Economics and Ethics, pp. 157-179. Springer Cham.

Venghaus, S., Dieken, S., Hilgert, P., Dallendörfer, M. (Eds.) (2022): Transformationsmonitor der Bioökonomie 2022. Gesamtgesellschaftliche Bestandsaufnahme. BioSC Geschäftsstelle, Jülich. https://www.biosc.de/transformationsmonitor_biooekonomie_2022

Siekmann, F. ; Venghaus, S. ; Schlör, H. (2021): Identifying sustainable transformation trajectories for a low carbon economy using a multi-stakeholder MCDA approach – the case of Germany, International Conference on Applied Energy 2021, ICAE 2021, Energy Proceedings, Vol. 23.

Stark, S., Rhyner, J., Börner, J., Kopaleyshvili, A., Middelhauve, S. (2021). Bioökonomie in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Eine Studie zur Neuausrichtung der NRW Bioökonomiestrategie; Abschlussbericht. Bonn: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonner Allianz für Nachhaltigkeitsforschung.

Abdelshafy, A., Walther; G. (2020): Rheinisches Revier 2038: Analyzing the regional resources as a vital step towards bio-based sustainable supply chains. Proceedings: Opportunities of structural change – New perspectives for NRW. IPE-RWTH, Aachen.

Fischer, W. (2020): Strukturwandel in Richtung Bioökonomieregion: Der partizipative Governance-Prozess im Rheinischen Braunkohlerevier. Master thesis IEK-STE Forschungszentrum Jülich and University of Bonn. Jülich, Bonn. 107 pages.

Herberg, J., Kamlage, J.-H., Gabler, J., Goerke, U., Gürtler, K., Haas, T., Löw Beer, D., Luh, V., Knobbe, S., Reinermann, J., Staemmler, J., Venghaus, S. (2020): Partizipative Governance und nachhaltiger Strukturwandel. Zwischenstand und Handlungsmöglichkeiten in der Lausitz und im Rheinischen Revier. IASS Brochure. IASS, Potsdam.

Venghaus, S.; Dallendörfer, M.; Dieken, S.; Siekmann, F. (2020): Strukturwandel im Rheinischen Revier – Der Weg vom Kohleabbau hin zu einer nachhaltigen Bioökonomie. Blog post, Forschungszentrum Jülich Blog „Bioökonomie“.

Wittke, M. (2020): Bioökonomie als Zukunftsmodell für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften im Rheinischen Revier. Bachelor thesis ILR University of Bonn. Bonn. 53 pages.