Bio#Futures

Part 1. Setting the Scene for Bio#Futures.- Chapter 1. Bioeconomy as a driver for upcoming 7th K-wave (2050-2100).- Chapter 2. What can we do? Participatory foresight for the bioeconomy transition.- Chapter 3. The Emergence of Bioeconomy in the 6th Kondratiev Wave of Change - A Horizon Scanning-Based Approach.- Part 2. Towards Circular Bioeconomy and Biosociety.- Chapter 4. Strategies for Rapid Transition to a Circular, Bio-based Society.- Chapter 5.- Circular Bioeconomy - A Path to Sustainable and Climate wise (Material) Economy?.- Chapter 6.- The Bioeconomy Perspectives in Transformation towards a Circular Economy in Poland.- Part 3. BioEcoJust Themes and Approaches.- Chapter 7. OPEN BIOFUTURES: the Challenge of maintaining Agency for long-term Futures.- Chapter 8. Sensing and Making Sense of Emergent BioEthos Using Futuring Games.- Chapter 9. Bioeconomy in maturation - A pathway towards a "good" bioeconomy or distorting silence on crucial matters?.- Part 4. Agro-Food and Healthcare Advancements.- Chapter 10. Technological Landscape of the Agriculture and Food Sector: A Long-Term Vision.- Chapter 11. Parallels between the Future for MedTech and Agri-Tech, Perspectives Drawing on the British Experience.- Chapter 12. Genomic vaccines for pandemic diseases in times of COVID-19: global trends and patent landscape.- Chapter 13. Non- Communicable Diseases in the era of precision medicine: an overview of the causing factors and prospects.- Chapter 14. Obstacles in the Adaptation of Biopesticides in India.- Chapter 15. Energy Solutions for Agricultural Machinery - From the Oil Era Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy.- Part 5. Sustainability Constraints and Prospects.- Chapter 16. Embedding Sustainability Strategies to Protect God's Gift: The Earth.- Chapter 17. Biological Degradation of Odorous Air Pollutants.- Chapter 18. A Systematic Approach for Assessing and Managing the Urban Bioeconomy.- Part 6. Innovative Energy Solutions.- Chapter 19. Innovation in Bioenergy -

Dr. Emmanuel Koukios is an Emeritus Professor at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). Dr. Koukios is by formation a Chemical Engineer, a Bioresource Technologist, a Biomass Economist, and a Regional Development Scientist. His research group BIOTOPOS at NTUA is active in areas such as the engineering of biological systems, energy and chemicals from biomass, and technology management and strategy, with emphasis on the emergence of bioeconomy and biosociety. His relevant activities include chairing the Advisory Group of the European Commission's FP7 Theme 2: KBBE (Knowledge-Based BioEconomy); coordinating the National Technology Foresight exercise in Greece; collaborating with the STAR*AgroEnergy Research Unit at the University of Foggia, Italy; and carrying out bioeconomy foresight research at the Institute for Sustainable Technologies at Radom, Poland.