Data set on regional bioeconomy in Germany released
09. April 2024
We are delighted to announce the publication of the latest paper by Dr. Sebastian Losacker and Dr. Lukas Kriesch entitled "Bioeconomy firms and where to find them"! In this article, the German bioeconomy was analyzed using advanced NLP techniques and, for the first time, the relative importance of the bioeconomy in different regions was shown using data from over 600,000 company websites. The regional dataset is publicly available (https://osf.io/yvfwh/) and an interactive data explorer on the website can help other researchers to further explore the bioeconomy.
Copyright: Regional Studies Association
Presentation: Geographical sequence analysis
Location: Webinar
21. March 2024
Dr. Sebastian Losacker gave a presentation on geographical sequence analysis at the webinar "Capturing and Measuring Transformative Knowledge Capacities" of the Research Network on Transformative Knowledge Regions (TRAKR) of the Regional Studies Association. The aim of the presentation was to introduce the method of geographical sequence analysis to economic geography and regional studies. In his talk, he explained how sequence analysis can be used to study transition processes (a detailed introduction can be found in his new article).
Research stay at the Gran Sasso Science Institute
Location: L'Aquila, Italy
11-22 March 2024
Dr. Sebastian Losacker spent two weeks at the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) in L'Aquila, Italy. In addition to various publication projects with Sandro Montresor and Gloria Cicerone, he worked in particular with Francesca Mazzoni on a paper on the configuration of global innovation systems in the bio-based construction sector. Besides this work, he presented his latest research on regional specialization trajectories in the bioeconomy using social sequence analysis.
Sebastian Losacker and Francesca Mazzoni at the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila
Presentation: Bioeconomy in the Vogelsberg Region
Location: Wartenberg-Landenhausen
06. March 2024
Copyright: Vogelsbergkreis, Pressestelle (Sabine Galle-Schäfer/ Christian Lips/ Jennifer Sippel)
Dr. Sebastian Losacker gave a presentation on "Bioeconomy in the construction sector: Potential for regional development in the Vogelsberg?" as part of the event "Transformation processes for a sustainable construction sector in the bioeconomy and what else the Vogelsberg can do" organized by the Vogelsberg Regional Association. The aim of the event was to explore the potential of the Vogelsberg region for a biobased construction sector and to bring together relevant actors. Representatives from research, crafts, agriculture and forestry, the construction industry, and other organizations met on March 6 in Wartenberg. Dr. Sebastian Losacker gave the participants an insight into the biobased construction sector and the regional bioeconomy. For more information, see the Vogelsbergkreis press release.
IIDEOS Workshop
Location: Marburg
20. February 2024
A part of the research group participated in the IIDEOS meeting ("Innovation, Industrial Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, Organisation, and Space") at Philipps University Marburg. The IIDEOS PhD program represents a joint project of Philipps University Marburg, the University of Kassel, and Leibniz University Hannover. The goal of the workshop is to give doctoral candidates the opportunity to present their research projects and to gather feedback regarding these.
Presentations:
Lennart Fischer - How to build (in) the future? Legitimizing sociotech-nical imaginaries of a biobased construction sector
Moritz Schütz - Leveraging web data to identify regional policy priorities in Germany
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Workshop Transitions in Construction
Location: Zürich Dübendorf, Switzerland
15. February 2024
The research group participated in an exchange workshop with the CIRUS working group at Eawag (the water research institute of the ETH domain). Sebastian Losacker introduced the TRABBI project and Christian Binz presented the project at Eawag. In addition, the research groups presented their main areas of work in the form of flash presentations and discussed conceptual and empirical approaches to addressing transition dynamics in the construction sector. This was followed by conceptual discussions, the identification of opportunities for joint research activities, and a tour of NEST, Empa and Eawag's modular building for research and innovation in construction and energy technologies.
Flash presentations TRABBI:
Tim Becker - Green windows of opportunity in the construction sector in India and China
Francesca Mazzoni - Global innovation system configurations in the biobased construction sector
Lennart Fischer - Legitimizing sociotechnical imaginaries of a biobased construction sector
Moritz Schütz - Leveraging web data to identify regional policy priorities in Germany
Lukas Kriesch - Patent landscaping in the bioeconomy
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Flash presentations CIRUS:
Bernhard Truffer – STCA in Economic Geography
Maximilian Hoos - Endogenizing Values in Innovation: The Case of Food & Beverage Packaging
Djamila Lesch - The Role of Global Actors in Sustainability Transitions – Using STCA to Trace the Emergence of a Novel Infrastructure Paradigm
Daniel Feser - STCA of transitions in the Swiss construction sector
Location: Pavia, Italy
15-19 January 2024
Copyright: Università di Pavia
Tim Becker attended the Geography of Innovation Winter School in Pavia, Italy from January 15-19, 2024. The Geography of Innovation Winter School provided an intensive training program for PhD students and early career researchers and gave participants the opportunity to present their ongoing research and receive feedback from renowned scholars in the field. The school also included lectures by 12 speakers from academia, EU research centers (JRC Seville, JRC Ispra) and data analytics companies (Ip-Quant) as well as data lab sessions on topics such as technological diversification, regional innovation policy, network science, economic complexity, green innovation and patent data. Tim Becker presented his work on 'How to open green windows of opportunity in the construction sector? Insights from India and China'.
Copyright: Regional Studies Association
GeoInno 2024
Location: Manchester, England
10-12 January 2024
The junior research group gave various presentations at GeoInno 2024 in Manchester in the sessions 'Opening Green Windows: Technological Opportunities in a Low-carbon World', 'Innovation in the Bioeconomy and Regional Sustainability Transitions: Promises, Pitfalls and Contradictions', and 'Narratives, News, and the Power of Sentiments'. Dr. Sebastian Losacker also organized and led the session 'Innovation in the Bioeconomy and Regional Sustainability Transitions: Promises, Pitfalls and Contradictions'.
Presentations:
Tim Becker: "How to Open Green Windows of Opportunity in the Construction Sector? Insights from India and China"
Dr. Lukas Kriesch: "Bioeconomy Firms and where to find them"
Moritz Schütz: "Leveraging Web Data to Identify Regional Policy Priorities and Narratives in Germany"
Francesca Mazzoni: "Global innovation System Configurations in a Future Sustainable Bio-based Construction Sector"
