Handbook of Circular Bioeconomy
The book aims to facilitate the development of circular bioeconomy education, research, policy, and engineering practices in global communities to benefit undergraduate and graduate students and professionals. The book is expected to guide future farming activities, reshape urban-rural relationships, promote economic regeneration, and improve science-based regulations and policies to ensure socio-demographic justice and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities. The book will stimulate the investment in new natural resource-based industries and contribute to addressing the challenges of climate change, nutrition security, biodiversity conservation, and realization of the net zero emission goal.
This book is open access.
Dr. David Zilberman is a Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. He received the 2019 Wolf Prize in Agriculture and was elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science in 2019. David served as the 2018-19 President of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). He's a fellow of multiple professional associations and has published in professional and popular outlets. He has over 400 referenced journal articles ranging from Science to ARE-Update and has edited 30 books. In addition, he has served as a Consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA, the World Bank, FAO, MARS, BP, WWF, Shell and others. David got a BA from Tel Aviv University and a Berkeley Ph.D. David co-founded the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, the International Consortium of Applied Bioeconomy Research and is the founder and academic director of the Berkeley MDP program. David's research analyzes water, innovation, supply chain, agriculture, energy, and the environment. He has researched the economics and political economy of COVID-19 and of agricultural biotechnology, and the potential of the bioeconomy. During the last two years he has studied the economics and supply chain design of Black Soldier Fly waste management systems.
