Ecological economics was formally established in 1989 with the ambitious vision of
developing a new economic paradigm embedding the social and economic systems in the …

Georgescu-Roegen used the term bioeconomy to refer to a radical ecological perspective
on economics he developed in the 1970s and 1980s. In recent years, it has also become a …

By building on the first part of our analysis, this second part attempts to provide a further
understanding of the UK society's metabolism, its impact and offer policy suggestions that …

While the recent emergence of a global land rush has initiated large debates and conflicts
over the use and access to land, further investigation into the underlying drivers is required …

Faced with the twin threats of peak oil and climate change, many governments have turned
for an answer to the apparent panacea of biofuels. Yet, increasingly, the progressive …

Abstract Under the European Union's bioeconomy strategy, wood-based bioeconomy
innovations are expected to produce a stream of marketable substitutive products (lignin …

Abstract In the European Union, national-scope efforts to protect local ecosystem services
are greatly helped by the externalization of agricultural production. Domestic environmental …

Science for sustainability policy requires the handling of multi-dimensional and multi-scale
analyses. Integrated assessment is about generating information relevant for decision …

This study outlines the work carried out on Naples (Italy) as an example of a solid waste
management case study that is used to test and validate a much broader strategy, namely …

Environmental degradation is often defined as a public goods problem, emerging when
property rights are not clearly defined and costs are externalized to other parties. Proposing …