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The Ties That Bind - Symbiotic initiatives and collaborative factors

Kerbage, Anthony LU (2020) UTVK03 20201
Sociology
Abstract
Transnational actors such as the European Union, encourages and promotes the development of circular economics. The rationale is financially based, but it also comes from a perspective of sustainability. Funding is provided to programmes and projects with this intent in mind. Symbiosis is a concept within circular economics in which public and private actors can utilize each other’s residuals and wastes more efficiently. The Urban Baltic Industrial Symbiosis (UBIS) project is an EU-funded project with the goal of functioning as a ‘display’ for how symbiosis could be implemented and the benefits of doing so. In this thesis, we will take a closer look at the UBIS-project and its activities in the Swedish region of Skåne. The perspective is... (More)
Transnational actors such as the European Union, encourages and promotes the development of circular economics. The rationale is financially based, but it also comes from a perspective of sustainability. Funding is provided to programmes and projects with this intent in mind. Symbiosis is a concept within circular economics in which public and private actors can utilize each other’s residuals and wastes more efficiently. The Urban Baltic Industrial Symbiosis (UBIS) project is an EU-funded project with the goal of functioning as a ‘display’ for how symbiosis could be implemented and the benefits of doing so. In this thesis, we will take a closer look at the UBIS-project and its activities in the Swedish region of Skåne. The perspective is sociological, and a specific focus will thus be placed on the collaborative aspects of symbiosis. Empirical data on the UBIS-project have been gathered through interviews and documentations and a previously developed conceptual model will be used to make sense of the data. Previously conducted research includes findings on policies which may facilitate the emergence of symbiosis. The thesis has found that previous histories of symbiotic ties seem to be an important factor in the development of new ones. This finding is however, limited to the context under study. (Less)
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Kerbage, Anthony LU
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UTVK03 20201
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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English
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9017184
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2020-09-21 17:14:55
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2020-09-21 17:14:55
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  abstract     = {{Transnational actors such as the European Union, encourages and promotes the development of circular economics. The rationale is financially based, but it also comes from a perspective of sustainability. Funding is provided to programmes and projects with this intent in mind. Symbiosis is a concept within circular economics in which public and private actors can utilize each other’s residuals and wastes more efficiently. The Urban Baltic Industrial Symbiosis (UBIS) project is an EU-funded project with the goal of functioning as a ‘display’ for how symbiosis could be implemented and the benefits of doing so. In this thesis, we will take a closer look at the UBIS-project and its activities in the Swedish region of Skåne. The perspective is sociological, and a specific focus will thus be placed on the collaborative aspects of symbiosis. Empirical data on the UBIS-project have been gathered through interviews and documentations and a previously developed conceptual model will be used to make sense of the data. Previously conducted research includes findings on policies which may facilitate the emergence of symbiosis. The thesis has found that previous histories of symbiotic ties seem to be an important factor in the development of new ones. This finding is however, limited to the context under study.}},
  author       = {{Kerbage, Anthony}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Ties That Bind - Symbiotic initiatives and collaborative factors}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}