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Prof. Dr. Pier Paolo Franzese
Scientific area: Ecology and sustainable development

Pier Paolo Franzese is Full Professor of Ecology at the Department of Science and Technology of Parthenope University of Naples, Italy.
After graduating with honours in Environmental Sciences, he achieved the international title of Ph.D. in “Crop Systems, Forestry, and Environmental Science” with label of Doctor Europaeus.
Over the last twenty years his research and teaching activities have been focused on the development of an ecosystem approach for studying human-nature interactions. Always striving for the application of a system-based and interdisciplinary approach to science, his main research interest is focused on environmental assessment and accounting to study natural and human-dominated ecosystems.
Prof. Franzese is Chair holder of the UNESCO Chair in "
Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development" and Coordinator of the International Ph.D. Programme “Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development” hosted at Parthenope University of Naples where he also founded and directs the Laboratory of Ecodynamics and Sustainable Development.
He is the Scientific Coordinator of the Master Programmes "Project Manager of the Public Administration: 
interdisciplinary tools for the sustainable development of local Authorities" and Director of the Master Programme "Sustainability Manager for the Ecological Transition". In addition, he is Past President of the International Society for the Advancement of Emergy Research (ISAER) and Coordinator of National Working Groups on "Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Environmental Accounting" of the Italian Society of Ecology (SItE), Italian Society of Marine Biology, and Italian Order of Biologists (ONB).
Bibliometric indices (Scopus): Documents 56, Citations 1405, h-index 24.

Main scientific interests and editorial responsibilities

His main scientific interests are focused on:

- Human-environment interactions
- Systems and human ecology
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Ecological Goal Functions
- Ecosystem and environmental accounting

- Environmental footprints
- Natural capital and ecosystem services assessment
- Nature conservation and protected areas

- UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves
- Urban and social metabolism
- Food security and sustainable develoment
- Scientific writing


Editor in Chief of the Elsevier Book Series "Ecosystem Services" and Subject Editor of the international journal Ecological Questions (NCU).
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​Member of the Editorial Boards of the international journals: 
Ecological Modelling (Elsevier), Energy, Ecology and Environment (Springer), and Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management (L&H).

Academic networks and scientific societies

- Chair holder, UNESCO Chair in "Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development"

​- Past President, International Society for the Advancement of Emergy Research (ISAER).

- Coordinator, International PhD Programme "Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development".


- Scientific Director, Laboratory of Ecodynamics and Sustainable Development.

- Scientific Director, International Laboratory of the UNESCO Chair.

- Scientific Coordinator, Master Programme in "Project Manager of the Public Administration: interdisciplinary tools for the sustainable development of local Authorities".

- Scientific Coordinator, Master Programme in "Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services and Environmental Accounting".

-  Director, Master Programme in "Sustainability Manager per la Transizione Ecologica".

​- Coordinator, National Working Group “Natural capital, ecosystem services, and environmental accounting” of the Italian Society of Marine Biology (SIBM).

- Coordinator, National Working Group “Natural capital, ecosystem services, and environmental accounting” of the Italian Society of Ecology (SItE).

- Coordinator, National Working Group “Natural capital, ecosystem services, and environmental accounting” of the Italian Order of Biologists (ONB).​

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Contacts

Prof. Dr. Pier Paolo Franzese
Department of Science and Technology
Parthenope University of Naples
Centro Direzionale, Isola C4 (80143), Naples, Italy
Tel. +39 081 547 6528 (office)
E-mail: pierpaolo.franzese@uniparthenope.it
Director
​Laboratory of Ecodynamics and Sustainable Development
Centro Direzionale, Isola C4 (80143), Naples, Italy

Tel. +39 081 547 6639 (Lab)
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​Chair holder​
UNESCO Chair in "Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development"

Parthenope University of Naples
Villa Doria d'Angri, via F. Petrarca n. 80 (80123) Naples, Italy
Tel. +39 081 547 5427 (office)
Tel. +39 081 547 5426 (Lab)
​E-mail: unescochair@uniparthenope.it
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