Integrating Value Considerations in the Decision Making for the Design of Biorefineries.

ABSTRACT: Biobased production has been promoted as a sustainable alternative to fossil resources. However, controversies over its impact on sustainability highlight societal concerns, value tensions and uncertainties that have not been taken into account during its development. In this work, the consideration of stakeholders' values in a biorefinery design project is investigated. Value sensitive design (VSD) is a promising approach to the design of technologies with consideration of stakeholders' values, however, it is not directly applicable for complex systems like biorefineries. Therefore, some elements of VSD, such as the identification of relevant values and their connection to a technology's features, are brought into biorefinery design practice. Midstream modulation (MM), an approach to prom

SUBMITTER: Palmeros Parada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755630 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature