In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to analyze and measure the performance of sustainable transitions at a regional level. This work presents the results of an application of the socio-economic indicator for the bioeconomy (SEIB) to evaluate the socio-economic performance of the bioeconomy at a regional level, providing evidence for the Italian case. Two versions of the SEIB were applied: the first included all sectors of the bioeconomy while the second considered only manufacturing and bio-energy sectors, excluding all primary sectors. The indicator was further analyzed from spatial and longitudinal perspectives. The results showed that four regions (i.e. Trentino A.A. and Veneto in the north and Toscana and Umbria in central Italy) emerged among the five highest performing regions based on both versions of the indicator. Overall, the results underlined that the northern regions performed best when overall sectors were considered, while the central regions performed best when only manufacturing and bio-energy sectors were considered. What emerged most clearly, however, is that regions in southern Italy lagged far behind the national average, particularly when primary sectors were excluded from the analysis.

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使用社会经济指标探索向生物经济的区域转型：以意大利为例

近年来，人们越来越意识到需要在区域层面分析和衡量可持续转型的绩效。这项工作展示了应用生物经济社会经济指标 (SEIB) 在区域层面评估生物经济的社会经济绩效的结果，为意大利案例提供了证据。应用了两个版本的 SEIB：第一个版本包括生物经济的所有部门，而第二个版本仅考虑制造业和生物能源部门，不包括所有初级部门。从空间和纵向角度进一步分析了该指标。结果显示，四个地区（即特伦蒂诺 AA 北部的威尼托和意大利中部的托斯卡纳和翁布里亚）成为基于两个版本的指标表现最好的五个地区。总体而言，结果表明，在考虑整体行业时，北部地区表现最好，而在仅考虑制造业和生物能源行业时，中部地区表现最好。然而，最明显的是，意大利南部的地区远远落后于全国平均水平，特别是在分析中排除了初级部门的情况下。