Faculty

Well-known experts from European Universities

Internationally recognised economists and ecologists

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Marco Vannini

Coordinatore scientifico · Full Professor of Economics

Università di Sassari (UNISS)

Full Professor of Economics at the University of Sassari, where he led the Department of Economics as its first Head. MSc from the LSE and PhD from the University of Naples. Co-founder of CRENoS and coordinator of SEE, he served on the board of Banca di Sassari, Porto Conte Ricerche and Asinara National Park. His research focuses on the economics of crime, arbitration, and sustainable resource management.

Academic profile

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Giulia Ceccherelli

Full Professor of Ecology

Università di Sassari (UNISS)

Full Professor of Ecology, Dept. of Chemical Physical Mathematical and Natural Science at Sassari University. Degree in Biology and PhD in Environmental Science – Marine Ecology from Pisa University. Elected Coordinator of Natural Science School. Author of 150+ ISI/Scopus articles. Her research focuses on Mediterranean subtidal communities, particularly Posidonia oceanica and coralligenous habitats.

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Kostas Kounetas

Professor of Applied Industrial Organization · Dean

University of Patras (GR)

BSc (1999, Mathematics), MSc Economics (University of East Anglia), PhD Economics (University of Patras). Professor of Applied Industrial Organization at the University of Patras, visiting professor at Naples and Sassari, and since 2024 Dean of the School of Economics and Business. He directs the LENS Lab. Research: energy and environmental economics, efficiency and productivity. Ranked Top 6% of economists globally (RePEc).

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Marta Meleddu

Professor of Economics · CRENoS

Università di Sassari (UNISS)

Professor of Economics at the University of Sassari and Associate Researcher at CRENoS. Postgraduate training in Applied Statistics, PhD in Economics (UNISS), MSc in Economics and Econometrics (University of Bristol). Her work focuses on applied economics with particular attention to tourism, culture, and environmental issues, ecosystem services valuation and environment/socio-economic interactions.

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Gianfranco Atzeni

Associate Professor of Economics · CRENoS

Università di Sassari (UNISS)

Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Business Studies, University of Sassari, and CRENoS member. Graduated in Cagliari, MSc in Economics at York, PhD at Sassari. Research: applied economics, investment and innovation financing, bank-business relationships, sustainable development and economics of protected areas.

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Nikos Chatzistamoulou

Assistant Professor of Economics

University of Patras (GR)

Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Patras, specializing in Environmental and Energy Economics and the Economics of Sustainable Development. Research focus on empirical industrial organization, efficiency analysis, and sustainability-related economic challenges. Previous positions at Surrey, AUEB and Patras.

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Chiara Paoli

Researcher (RTDb) · DISTAV

Università di Genova (UNIGE)

Researcher (RTDb) at the University of Genoa, Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV) in the field of ecology and environmental sustainability. Research on natural capital assessment, ecosystem services, and environmental accounting especially in marine and coastal ecosystems, particularly Marine Protected Areas. PhD in Environmental Sciences (Marine Science). Supervised 35+ theses.

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Ioannis Giannikos

Professor of Operational Research

University of Patras (GR)

Professor of Operational Research at the Department of Business Administration, University of Patras since 2001. BSc in Informatics from Athens University of Economics and Business, MSc and Ph.D. from London School of Economics. Research: location analysis, demand covering models, multi-objective optimization. Member of European Working Group on Locational Analysis coordination board.

Andrea Belmartino

Postdoctoral Researcher

Università di Sassari (UNISS)

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Economics and Business, University of Sassari. Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Regional Science from GSSI (Italy). Her dissertation examined the green transition through the lens of regional capabilities. Research interests: ecological economics, regional challenges, sustainability transitions, innovation, Latin American regional economics.

Ester Sanna

Research Fellow · PhD candidate

Università di Sassari (UNISS)

Research Fellow at the Department of Economics and Business of the University of Sassari. Completing her PhD in Economics at UNISS, with research focused on environmental conflicts and environmental justice, particularly social-ecological interactions. Research interests: environmental and ecological economics, pro-environmental behavior, role of social capital.