ESEIA Lecture Series: 11th Lecture

Topic: Circular Bioeconomy Start-Up Villages: From Idea to Market
Guest lecture by Evelyn Reinmuth, UNI Hohenheim, DE
Response 1: Melina Philippou, Representative of start-up village Kalopanayiotis, CY
Response 2: Annalisa Spalazzi, Regional Science and Economic Geography, GSSI
Chair: Fabio Montagnino, Cyprus Institute, CYI, CY
Host: Rector TU Graz, ESEIA Vice-President

Rural areas in Europe struggling with development setbacks due to globalization and urbanization, compounded by declining and aging population. The European Commission is outlining a comprehensive vision for the rural regions up to 2040 that involves initiatives like Start-Up Villages. Start-Up villages embraces innovation and entrepreneurship by combining local place and people with external resources and markets to create interdependence ecosystem. This lecture introduces circular bioeconomy start-up villages, outlining the strategy from the idea to market, and presents two case-study villages from Cyprus and Lithuania. The main lecture is followed by responses which will cover the start-up concept in the village, place-based approach to problem solving, existing initiatives and transformative resilience. This lecture will also highlight the usage of local resources to create new opportunities.

We invite you to register for onsite or online participation before 21 October 2024.

The lecture is part of the hybrid series Sustainable Energy Innovation Systems for Climate Neutrality. Please find more information about the ESEIA Lecture Series here.