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Syllabus

PNS0206 Digitalisation and the bioeconomy, 5.0 Credits

Subjects

Economy Forest Management,Rural Development,Technology,

Education cycle

Postgraduate level

Grading scale

Language

English

Prior knowledge

Enrolled as a PhD student

Objectives

Transitions to more sustainable production-consumption systems are sought to decouple economic development from natural resource depletion and avoid further potentially catastrophic environmental degradation. The production and use of renewable and biological products and process are likely to form a key part of such transitions given their overall societal importance and environmental impacts. Such developments of the ‘Bioeconomy’ is likely to involve increases in demand for bio-based material from agriculture, aquaculture and forestry to satisfy societies’ fundamental needs for transport, energy, housing, food and fiber. Innovations will be needed to transform bio-based value chains and stimulate the emergence of more resource efficient industrial practices. Digitalization is likely to form a key part of such developments and include the deployment of Information and Communication Technologies to augment production practices and attain greater precision, automation and efficiencies. Such digitally augmented innovations are likely to be developed in various contexts, including test-beds. This course explores the interface between digitalization and the bioeconomy with a particular focus on their development in test beds and subsequent adoption to help achieve more sustainable bioeconomies.

Content

The course is based on one introductory seminar, three participant -managed seminars and a final presentation seminar, where participants will present their own papers on empirical study. The first four seminars will require individual written reflective notes.

Formats and requirements for examination

Examination is conducted through assessment of written assignments and active participation in seminars, for a grading outcome of pass/fail.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
• For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

Application to the course should be sent to Per-Anders Langendahl, per.anders.langendahl@slu.se be written in English and include:

- name, affiliation, full address, e-mail and phone number

- name and affiliation of PhD supervisor

- short description of PhD project (0,5-1 page)



This course is offered by the research school Social Science Perspectives on Sustainable Development, an umbrella organization between the Department of Economics and the Department of Urban and Rural Development.

Responsible department

Department of Economics