Participatory Planning for the Drafting of a Regional Law on the Bioeconomy

Elvira Tarsitano (), Simona Giordano, Gianluigi de Gennaro, Annalisa Turi, Giovanni Ronco and Lucia Parchitelli
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Elvira Tarsitano: Sustainability Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70100 Bari, Italy
Simona Giordano: Department of Research and Humanistic Innovation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70100 Bari, Italy
Gianluigi de Gennaro: Department of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70100 Bari, Italy
Annalisa Turi: U.O. Center of Third Mission, Research Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70100 Bari, Italy
Giovanni Ronco: Confindustria Puglia, 70125 Bari, Italy
Lucia Parchitelli: Council of the Puglia Region, 70100 Bari, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: In an increasingly complex global economic scenario, sustainability represents a fundamental compass aimed to guide actions of institutions and individuals. A nondissipative use of Earth’s resources is feasible through a common effort that reconsiders the actual development system according to the key principles of the bioeconomy. It is vital to start from local contexts to reach the global dimension by exploiting the opportunities available in each territory. Starting from these assumptions, the participatory process activated in the Apulia region has represented the first step towards an intervention strategy in the panorama of the bioeconomy, and has made it possible to increase the awareness of a development based on the adoption of bioeconomy models and, therefore, circular economy ones through an effective inclusion process. A process has given rise to a project allowing all involved actors to reflect on the double economy–environment system, to share good practices and promote the adoption of lifestyles and consumption styles more compatible with the principles of the bioeconomy and to elaborate a proposal for a participatory regional law for the bioeconomy in the Apulia region as an expression of the collaboration between different bodies and institutions (universities, Confindustria and the council of the Puglia region).

Keywords: bioeconomy; sustainable development; 2030 Agenda; natural resources; participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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