Purpose

The aim of this research was to identify and analyze the critical success factors for Bioeconomy development in Brazil, considering Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a contributing driving force, and propose guidelines and a roadmap for national policies in emerging economies.

Method

To achieve this goal, a Delphi method was used with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) experts in Brazil. The answers obtained in the final round were analyzed through the Fuzzy Delphi method. Based on these findings and using the existing literature, a set of guidelines and a roadmap were created for public policies development.

Results and discussion

From the nine critical success factors (CSF) mentioned by the experts during the Delphi survey, seven were selected for the Fuzzy Delphi step. The mapped factors were related to database, data regionalization, professionals training, public policies, public resources, market issues, and cases reporting. Debates about these CSF’s were carried out, and guidelines and a roadmap were proposed for public policies in emerging economies.

Conclusion

The interface between LCA and the Bioeconomy represents a recent field of knowledge with a great synergy, although studies on this topic are still scarce. The present study contributes to overcome this gap, and the proposed guidelines and roadmap bring relevant information to expand the literature with tangible ways of moving towards sustainable development economies with special attention for emerging economies.

中文翻译：

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新兴经济体中的生物经济：基于生命周期评估，Delphi和Fuzzy-Delphi方法的关键成功因素研究

目的

这项研究的目的是，以生命周期评估（LCA）为推动力，确定和分析巴西生物经济发展的关键成功因素，并为新兴经济体的国家政策提出指导方针和路线图。

方法

为了实现此目标，巴西的生命周期评估（LCA）专家使用了Delphi方法。通过Fuzzy Delphi方法分析了最后一轮获得的答案。基于这些发现并利用现有文献，为公共政策制定制定了一套指导方针和路线图。

结果和讨论

从专家在Delphi调查中提到的九个关键成功因素（CSF）中，选择了七个用于Fuzzy Delphi步骤。映射的因素与数据库，数据区域化，专业人员培训，公共政策，公共资源，市场问题和病例报告有关。开展了有关这些CSF的辩论，并提出了新兴经济体公共政策的指导方针和路线图。

结论

LCA和生物经济之间的接口代表了具有强大协同作用的最新知识领域，尽管对该主题的研究仍然很少。本研究为克服这一差距做出了贡献，拟议的准则和路线图带来了相关信息，以切实可行的方式向着可持续发展的经济体扩展了文献，特别是对新兴经济体的关注。