A comprehensive understanding of interlinked ecological-economic systems requires
integration of different theoretical frameworks and assessment methods. This paper reviews …

The industrialized agro-ecosystem is formed by technological and environmental
subsystems, interacting strictly among one another to guarantee high quantitative and …

The concept of emergy defined as the available energy (or exergy) of one form used up
directly and indirectly to produce an item or action (Odum, Environmental Accounting …

Facing significant natural resource consumption, environmental degradation, and resulting
public frustration, China's new administration heightened attention on ecological …

World population is expected to approach 9.7 billion by 2050. This scenario will lead to an
increase in food demand, worsening environmental problems due to intensive agricultural …

The demand for biobased products, such as food, fuel, and chemicals, has been
continuously increasing. Meanwhile, agricultural production, serving as the primary stage of …

Abstract Changes imposed to nature by human activities and related impacts on all
environmental matrices have become a critical issue. Gradually, humans began to perceive …

Marine and coastal ecosystems are among the most productive environments in the world
and their stocks of natural capital offer a bundle of vital ecosystem services. Anthropogenic …

Increasing anthropogenic pressure on coastal regions, coupled with a conflicting
relationship between ecosystem health and economic growth, has resulted in a worldwide …

Natural systems make their natural capital and ecosystem services available to human
economy. A careful analysis of the interplay between natural and human-made capital is …