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Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management 2(1) (2014) 65--71 | DOI:10.5890/JEAM.2014.03.005

Francesco Gonella

Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Venice Ca' Foscari University, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venezia, Italy

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Abstract

In this paper, some motivations are discussed for an integrated approach in the study of complex environmental and socio-economic systems, based on the necessity of a systemic perspective wherever the drivers and the flows that control a system stability and evolution are strictly con- nected each other. The validity and the efficacy of the emergy-based analysis is then outlined for the general sustainability assessment of a University, and in particular for Venice Ca' Foscari University in Italy.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the anonymous Referees for the quality of their suggestions and comments.

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