john M bryden

Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Research, Faculty Member

University of Aberdeen, Geography & Environment, School of Geosciences, Emeritus

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Studied Political Economy at University of Glasgow, Tropical Ag Economics at University of West Indies, and did his PhD in development economics at University of East Anglia. Has taught economics and development economics at East Anglia, and Human Geography at University of Aberdeen. Has been visiting fellow at Guelph (Ca), Cornell (US), Missouri-Columbia (US), CDS (Kerala) and University of Pretoria (SA). Currently writing a book on the long term development of Scotland and Norway since 1800, and also a researcher with the Grounded Innovation group at NILF, Oslo.
Address: Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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Why Compare Rural Policies? What issues arise

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Inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy: concepts and directions for research

by john M bryden, John Bryden, Stig Gezelius, and Karen Refsgaard

In this introduction to the special issue on inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy, the authors ... more In this introduction to the special issue on inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy, the authors highlight inclusive innovation's significance to economies that provide the vital resources of food, water, and energy. Innovation in the bioeconomy raises questions of environmental sustainability, human survival, social justice, and human rights. This article thus emphasizes, especially, the roles that institutions play regarding innovation in the bioeconomy. The authors suggest that inclusive innovation be defined as new ways of improving the lives of the most needy. They outline research implications of this definition, and relate these implications to debates about the modes and ethics of innovation. They argue that innovation systems' design affects these systems' potential for inclusiveness as well as their value premises. Finally, the contributions to this special issue are introduced and discussed in light of the special issue's overall purpose and framework.

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Towards Inclusive Innovation Praxis in Forest-based Bioenergy

by john M bryden, Karen Refsgaard, and Vaalborg Kvakkestad

In this paper we apply grounded innovation platforms (GRIPs) as a tool for inclusive innovation i... more In this paper we apply grounded innovation platforms (GRIPs) as a tool for inclusive innovation in relation to forest-based bioenergy in Norway. We use cases studied in the TRIBORN research project1. We review the notion of GRIPs and classify them. We analyse forms of GRIPs and the hypothesis that forms of GRIP affect 'triple bottom line' outcomes of sustainable development. We relate our findings to the debates on inclusive innovation, which we argue is not simply an issue for 'developing countries'. Development, being understood to be different from economic growth, is concerned with inclusion and exclusion, and, in a world of growing inequalities, is a universal issue everywhere.

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Innovation as if people mattered The ethics of innovation for sustainable development

by john M bryden and Stig Gezelius

Innovation policies' normative foundations have been little discussed in the academic literature,... more Innovation policies' normative foundations have been little discussed in the academic literature, despite these foundations' impact on the priorities and consequences of innovation. Especially, the aim of sustainable development calls for discussion about innovation's normative foundations. This article discusses ethical principles drawn from ideas about Triple Bottom Line accounting, human rights, and the New Sussex Manifesto. It discusses implications that these ethical principles have for innovation systems design and for innovation policies. Based on that discussion, the authors outline a principle of a human rights based triple bottom line in innovation. This principle implies that innovation systems, especially those involving vital resources, should look beyond science, technology and competitiveness, and consider the needs and rights of those whose livelihoods depend on the resources in question. The article concludes with a set of general principles for the design of innovation systems in natural resource based economies.

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Inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy: Concepts and directions for research

by john M bryden and Stig Gezelius

In this introduction to the special issue on inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy, the authors ... more In this introduction to the special issue on inclusive innovation in the bioeconomy, the authors highlight inclusive innovation's significance to economies that provide the vital resources of food, water, and energy. Innovation in the bioeconomy raises questions of environmental sustainability, human survival, social justice, and human rights. This article thus emphasises, especially, the roles that institutions play regarding innovation in the bioeconomy. The authors suggest that inclusive innovation be defined as new ways of improving the lives of the most needy. They outline research implications of this definition, and relate these implications to debates about the modes and ethics of innovation. They argue that innovation systems' design affects these systems' potential for inclusiveness, as well as their value premises. Finally, the contributions to this special issue are introduced and discussed in light of the special issue's overall purpose and framework.

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Final Report 07 2008 ch03

by Thomas Dax and john M bryden

TOP-MARD was designed to analyze how the various functions of the agricultural sector in any give... more TOP-MARD was designed to analyze how the various functions of the agricultural sector in any given territory affect the sustainable economic development and the quality of life of that territory, and how different policies affect these relationships. One of the main objectives and outputs of the research was to produce a model, called POMMARD, which would allow the simulation of the dynamic economic, social and environmental impacts of different future policy scenarios in different rural contexts. A detailed description of the POMMARD core generic model is given in Chapter 6, and the accompanying operational manual is provided in the Annex to Chapter 6.

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Re-thinking higher agricultural education in a time of global restructuring

ABSTRACT This paper explores the consequences of globalization and rapid rural restructuring for ... more ABSTRACT This paper explores the consequences of globalization and rapid rural restructuring for our institutions of higher agricultural learning. It is essential for these institutions to make fundamental choices. This process of priority setting should not only be based on a continuous survey of the labour market but also on what the institutions themselves consider as challenging areas of activities. The paper discusses a number of necessary changes in the areas of targets and contents, institutional management, professionalization and strategy of higher agricultural education.

Final Report 07 2008 ch03

by Thomas Dax and john M bryden

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Sustainability Inconvenience Is the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability key to Bioenergy Development success? Evidence from three regional case studies in Italy, Norway and Finland

The contemporary focus on energy policy is a consequence of two fears for the future – one about ... more The contemporary focus on energy policy is a consequence of two fears for the future – one about climate change; the other about the eventual ’drying up’ of fossil fuel resources in a global context where energy is the fundamental process that triggers sustained economic growth.. Renewable energy is seen as part of the solution to these two problems, but its adoption faces opposition on many fronts – from powerful fossil fuel energy companies (the ’big sisters’) to counterparts in energy ministries, workers, power companies, grid operators, and local citizens, food and nutrition interests, as well as environmental and citizens organisations. It also requires massive investments in R&D, grid infrastructure, new plant and equipment, smart systems, carbon capture and so on if it is to tackle the climate change challenges (for instance Co2 gas emissions). In essence, it requires a transition to a completely new energy system. Yet the evidence is that some countries and regions of countr...

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Competitive Advantage in Frontier Regions of Europe: Redefining the Global-Local Nexus

The GeoJournal Library, 2000

Page 209. Chapter 10 Competitive Advantage in Frontier Regions of Europe: Redefining the Global-L... more

Tourism-Passport to Development-Perspectives on the Social and Cultural-Effects of Tourism in Developing-Countries-Dekadt, e

European Rural Policy at the Crossroads: International Conference, King's College, University of Aberdeen, 29 June-1 July 2000, Selected Papers

Agricultural and Territorial Rural Policy Analysis: A System Modeling Approach

The Socio-economic Dynamics of Rural Areas in Germany, Greece, Scotland and Sweden

This work is based on reports from a research project funded by the European Union for the purpos... more This work is based on reports from a research project funded by the European Union for the purpose of investigating differential economic performance among rural areas in similar geographic and policy environments in Scotland, Greece, Germany, and Sweden. The report identifies and measures the impac

Tourism and development with special reference to the commonwealth Caribbean

Modelling rural social, economic and environmental interactions of EU agricultural policy

Rural Development, European Enlargement and the WTO Trade Talks: Report of the 1998 Arkleton Trust Seminar, Aberdeen, October 1998

Rural change, farm structures and pluriactivity

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Information and communication technology and rural economic development: The adoption and impact of telematics use by small and medium-sized enterprises

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