Prof. Carlo Giupponi is Full Professor of Applied Economics at the Department of Economics, UNIVE and Dean of the Venice International University. His research activity focuses on sustainability science and global change, with specific interests for valuation methods, scenario analysis and the integrated assessment of natural resources. The most relevant methodological contributions are in the field of disciplinary integration, through the development of original methods and tools adopting participatory techniques, system dynamics and spatial analysis as means for supporting decisions of private companies and public bodies.