Energy production from biogas in the Italian countryside: policies and organizational models

In recentyears,Italyhaswitnessedaproliferationofagriculturalbiogasplants.Thisarticlearguesthat institutional factorshaveplayedanimportantroleintheirdiffusion.Itdescribesthestateandevolution of agriculturalbiogasinItaly,andtheninvestigatestheextenttowhichinstitutionalpressureshavebeen influential inshapingorganizationalmodelsofbiogasproduction.It finds thatthedominanceofone particular organizationalmodelistheresultofanisomorphicprocessinwhichamonopolisticmarket, legal structures,andsubsidiesplayarole.Theprevalenceofthisorganizationalmodel,however,doesnot lead totheeffectiveuseofbiogasproduction,andfurthermoreitresultsinlowenvironmentalefficiency. For amoresustainabledevelopmentofbioenergy,Italianpolicy-makersshouldreformtheexisting institutional frameworkbyreorganizingsubsidies,liberalizingthemanagementofgasgrids,and involvingfarmersinlocalprojects.

Titolo: Energy production from biogas in the Italian countryside: policies and organizational models
Autori: 
CARROSIO, GIOVANNI
Data di pubblicazione: 2013
Rivista: 
ENERGY POLICY  
Abstract: In recentyears,Italyhaswitnessedaproliferationofagriculturalbiogasplants.Thisarticlearguesthat institutional factorshaveplayedanimportantroleintheirdiffusion.Itdescribesthestateandevolution of agriculturalbiogasinItaly,andtheninvestigatestheextenttowhichinstitutionalpressureshavebeen influential inshapingorganizationalmodelsofbiogasproduction.It finds thatthedominanceofone particular organizationalmodelistheresultofanisomorphicprocessinwhichamonopolisticmarket, legal structures,andsubsidiesplayarole.Theprevalenceofthisorganizationalmodel,however,doesnot lead totheeffectiveuseofbiogasproduction,andfurthermoreitresultsinlowenvironmentalefficiency. For amoresustainabledevelopmentofbioenergy,Italianpolicy-makersshouldreformtheexisting institutional frameworkbyreorganizingsubsidies,liberalizingthemanagementofgasgrids,and involvingfarmersinlocalprojects.
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2704836
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.072
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421513008768
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