Governance of the cascaded utilization of renewable resources in market-networks

The efficient use of renewable raw materials is a prerequisite for transforming the economic system towards a sustainable bioeconomy. Cascade utilization is an important key to the efficient use of renewable raw materials. In this process, raw materials are used several times before they are used for energy production. There are two types of cascading uses: single-stage and multi-stage. Single-stage cascading uses take place across several products or material uses. Multi-stage cascading uses take place across more than several products or material uses. Previous approaches to optimizing value chains, such as value chain management or cluster management, have proven insufficient for actually realizing the diverse potentials of cascading uses. Elena Mager’s dissertation project uses a structural modeling approach, and it uses the example of wood to explore ideal-typical market configurations as alternative possibilities for the governance of cascading uses.
Results to date:
- Mager, E., Iurato, C., & Schanz, H. (2023). Depicting wood-based sectors to inform policymaking: A structural modeling approach centering on networks of markets. Forest Policy and Economics, 157, 103078. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103078
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Project information
Dissertation project | Elena Mager |
Duration | 08/2020 – ongoing |
Funding | BMBF research project KASCoP – Biomass cascades as ‘Communities of Practices’ and own funds |