Alessandro Galli
Biographic Data
| ID | 6018831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alessandro Galli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alessandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Galli |
| SIGNATURE | GALLI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Siena |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9503-4104 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 120 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Supporting national-level policies for sustainable consumption in Portugal
Teaching sustainability within the context of everyday life
In a world characterized by Ecological Overshoot, where humanity demands more from natural ecosystems than they can sustainably renew, education can nurture sustainability-minded citizens and future leaders to help accelerate the transition toward an era where our finite planet’s resources stand at the core of all decision-making. Despite the essential role of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in contributing to a sustainable society, a holisti…
Toward health-environment policy
Living within a One Planet reality
During the last 50 years, humanity’s Ecological Footprint has increased by nearly 190% indicating a growing unbalance in the human-environment relationship, coupled with major environmental and social changes. Our ability to live within the planet’s biological limits requires not only a major re-think in how we produce and distribute ‘things’, but also a shift in consumption activities. Footprint calculators can provide a framing that communicate…
Assessing the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity of Portuguese cities
The unsustainable use of our planet's resources needs to be tackled from different angles and multiple levels of governance. As the human population urbanizes, having access to reliable, cross-cutting, quantitative city-level sustainability metrics is key to understanding the environmental impacts of urban dwellers and the role cities can play in the 21st century sustainability challenge. Framing the environmental pillar of urban sustainability w…
Think globally, act locally
Following the UN adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015, the Government of Montenegro entered in the final phase of revising of National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD 2030). Under the supervision of the National Council for Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, an NSSD team of national and international experts was assembled under the coordination of the Min…
The Ecological Footprint of Mediterranean cities
A top-down MRIO-based model for consistently tracking city EF across countries is proposed. • Valetta is the city with the highest per capita EF followed by Athens and Genoa. • Per capita EF in cities tends to be higher than the national EF average. • Food and Transportation are key EF drivers in cities from the south and the north rim of the Mediterranean, respectively. The Ecological Footprint is an accounting tool that has been used by resourc…
Physical limits to resource access and utilisation and their economic implications in Mediterranean economies
This paper applies Ecological Footprint accounting to Mediterranean countries to track ecological asset balances and investigate the long-term feasibility of fulfilling natural resource and service needs. Our findings are that the Mediterranean region currently uses approximately 2.5 times more natural resources and ecological services than their ecosystems can provide. We argue that when consumption exceeds local availability, countries either r…
On the rationale and policy usefulness of Ecological Footprint Accounting
Ecological Footprint and biocapacity metrics have been widely used in natural capital and ecosystem accounting, and are frequently cited in the sustainability debate. Given their potential role as metrics for environmental science and policy, a critical scrutiny is needed. Moreover, these metrics remain unclear to many, are subject to criticisms, and discussion continues regarding their policy relevance. This paper aims to explain the rationale b…
A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets
In 2010, the international community, under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, agreed on 20 biodiversity-related “Aichi Targets” to be achieved within a decade. We provide a comprehensive mid-term assessment of progress toward these global targets using 55 indicator data sets. We projected indicator trends to 2020 using an adaptive statistical framework that incorporated the specific properties of individual time series. On c…
Ecological footprint of nations
Accounting for demand and supply of the biosphere's regenerative capacity
Affluence drives the global displacement of land use
Increasing affluence is often postulated as a main driver for the human footprint on biologically productive areas, identified among the main causes of biodiversity loss, but causal relationships are obscured by international trade. Here, we trace the use of land and ocean area through international supply chains to final consumption, modeling agricultural, food, and forestry products on a high level of resolution while also including the land re…
Integrating Ecological, Carbon and Water footprint into a “Footprint Family” of indicators
Global Biodiversity
Global Biodiversity Target Missed In 2002, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) committed to a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. There has been widespread conjecture that this target has not been met. Butchart et al. (p. 1164 , published online 29 April) analyzed over 30 indicators developed within the CBD's framework. These indicators include the condition or state of biodiversity (e.g., species numbers, pop…
Interpretation and application of the Ecological Footprint
A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts
Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Natural Capital Appropriation through Building Construction
This paper focuses on appropriation of natural capital through construction of buildings. The ecological footprint and the Costanza natural capital concepts are applied. The environmental consequences of human settlement are currently of great concern, and a need is felt to reduce the impact of building on the environment. The embodied energy of building materials and the "land area" required to sustain their production are considered to evaluate…
Affluence drives the global displacement of land use
Increasing affluence is often postulated as a main driver for the human footprint on biologically productive areas, identified among the main causes of biodiversity loss, but causal relationships are obscured by international trade. Here, we trace the use of land and ocean area through international supply chains to final consumption, modeling agricultural, food, and forestry products on a high level of resolution while also including the land re…
On the rationale and policy usefulness of Ecological Footprint Accounting
Ecological Footprint and biocapacity metrics have been widely used in natural capital and ecosystem accounting, and are frequently cited in the sustainability debate. Given their potential role as metrics for environmental science and policy, a critical scrutiny is needed. Moreover, these metrics remain unclear to many, are subject to criticisms, and discussion continues regarding their policy relevance. This paper aims to explain the rationale b…
The Ecological Footprint of Mediterranean cities
A top-down MRIO-based model for consistently tracking city EF across countries is proposed. • Valetta is the city with the highest per capita EF followed by Athens and Genoa. • Per capita EF in cities tends to be higher than the national EF average. • Food and Transportation are key EF drivers in cities from the south and the north rim of the Mediterranean, respectively. The Ecological Footprint is an accounting tool that has been used by resourc…
Assessing the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity of Portuguese cities
The unsustainable use of our planet's resources needs to be tackled from different angles and multiple levels of governance. As the human population urbanizes, having access to reliable, cross-cutting, quantitative city-level sustainability metrics is key to understanding the environmental impacts of urban dwellers and the role cities can play in the 21st century sustainability challenge. Framing the environmental pillar of urban sustainability w…
Physical limits to resource access and utilisation and their economic implications in Mediterranean economies
This paper applies Ecological Footprint accounting to Mediterranean countries to track ecological asset balances and investigate the long-term feasibility of fulfilling natural resource and service needs. Our findings are that the Mediterranean region currently uses approximately 2.5 times more natural resources and ecological services than their ecosystems can provide. We argue that when consumption exceeds local availability, countries either r…
Think globally, act locally
Following the UN adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015, the Government of Montenegro entered in the final phase of revising of National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD 2030). Under the supervision of the National Council for Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, an NSSD team of national and international experts was assembled under the coordination of the Min…
Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Natural Capital Appropriation through Building Construction
This paper focuses on appropriation of natural capital through construction of buildings. The ecological footprint and the Costanza natural capital concepts are applied. The environmental consequences of human settlement are currently of great concern, and a need is felt to reduce the impact of building on the environment. The embodied energy of building materials and the "land area" required to sustain their production are considered to evaluate…
Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Natural Capital Appropriation through Building Construction
This paper focuses on appropriation of natural capital through construction of buildings. The ecological footprint and the Costanza natural capital concepts are applied. The environmental consequences of human settlement are currently of great concern, and a need is felt to reduce the impact of building on the environment. The embodied energy of building materials and the "land area" required to sustain their production are considered to evaluate…
Interpretation and application of the Ecological Footprint
A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts
Global Biodiversity
Global Biodiversity Target Missed In 2002, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) committed to a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. There has been widespread conjecture that this target has not been met. Butchart et al. (p. 1164 , published online 29 April) analyzed over 30 indicators developed within the CBD's framework. These indicators include the condition or state of biodiversity (e.g., species numbers, pop…
Integrating Ecological, Carbon and Water footprint into a “Footprint Family” of indicators
Accounting for demand and supply of the biosphere's regenerative capacity
Affluence drives the global displacement of land use
Increasing affluence is often postulated as a main driver for the human footprint on biologically productive areas, identified among the main causes of biodiversity loss, but causal relationships are obscured by international trade. Here, we trace the use of land and ocean area through international supply chains to final consumption, modeling agricultural, food, and forestry products on a high level of resolution while also including the land re…
A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets
In 2010, the international community, under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, agreed on 20 biodiversity-related “Aichi Targets” to be achieved within a decade. We provide a comprehensive mid-term assessment of progress toward these global targets using 55 indicator data sets. We projected indicator trends to 2020 using an adaptive statistical framework that incorporated the specific properties of individual time series. On c…
Ecological footprint of nations
Physical limits to resource access and utilisation and their economic implications in Mediterranean economies
This paper applies Ecological Footprint accounting to Mediterranean countries to track ecological asset balances and investigate the long-term feasibility of fulfilling natural resource and service needs. Our findings are that the Mediterranean region currently uses approximately 2.5 times more natural resources and ecological services than their ecosystems can provide. We argue that when consumption exceeds local availability, countries either r…
On the rationale and policy usefulness of Ecological Footprint Accounting
Ecological Footprint and biocapacity metrics have been widely used in natural capital and ecosystem accounting, and are frequently cited in the sustainability debate. Given their potential role as metrics for environmental science and policy, a critical scrutiny is needed. Moreover, these metrics remain unclear to many, are subject to criticisms, and discussion continues regarding their policy relevance. This paper aims to explain the rationale b…
The Ecological Footprint of Mediterranean cities
A top-down MRIO-based model for consistently tracking city EF across countries is proposed. • Valetta is the city with the highest per capita EF followed by Athens and Genoa. • Per capita EF in cities tends to be higher than the national EF average. • Food and Transportation are key EF drivers in cities from the south and the north rim of the Mediterranean, respectively. The Ecological Footprint is an accounting tool that has been used by resourc…
Think globally, act locally
Following the UN adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015, the Government of Montenegro entered in the final phase of revising of National Strategy for Sustainable Development (NSSD 2030). Under the supervision of the National Council for Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, an NSSD team of national and international experts was assembled under the coordination of the Min…
Living within a One Planet reality
During the last 50 years, humanity’s Ecological Footprint has increased by nearly 190% indicating a growing unbalance in the human-environment relationship, coupled with major environmental and social changes. Our ability to live within the planet’s biological limits requires not only a major re-think in how we produce and distribute ‘things’, but also a shift in consumption activities. Footprint calculators can provide a framing that communicate…
Assessing the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity of Portuguese cities
The unsustainable use of our planet's resources needs to be tackled from different angles and multiple levels of governance. As the human population urbanizes, having access to reliable, cross-cutting, quantitative city-level sustainability metrics is key to understanding the environmental impacts of urban dwellers and the role cities can play in the 21st century sustainability challenge. Framing the environmental pillar of urban sustainability w…
Toward health-environment policy
Teaching sustainability within the context of everyday life
In a world characterized by Ecological Overshoot, where humanity demands more from natural ecosystems than they can sustainably renew, education can nurture sustainability-minded citizens and future leaders to help accelerate the transition toward an era where our finite planet’s resources stand at the core of all decision-making. Despite the essential role of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in contributing to a sustainable society, a holisti…
Supporting national-level policies for sustainable consumption in Portugal
Economics (15 works) · Geography (13 works) · Sustainability (13 works) · Ecological footprint (12 works) · Environmental resource management (12 works) · Environmental Impact and Sustainability (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Ecology (10 works) · Footprint (7 works) · Natural resource economics (7 works)