Analysts, researchers and environmental policymakers have been faced with a serious shortage of empirical data on environmental phenomena. In fact, the information gathered by various organisations has not yet been systematically classified into a consistent system of accounts. This book presents the results of a joint research effort by the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Italy's Central Statistical Office (ISTAT), to design a system of accounts for natural and environmental resources. The resulting environmental accounts can be integrated with the existing system of national accounts, in order to estimate the so-called 'green GDP' or 'net national product' (NNP).   

Contributors: A. Beltratti, W. Bocola, C. Costantino, R. Cullino, R. Del Ciello, D. Gaudioso, E. Gerelli, M. Lo Cascio, I. Musu, A. Nese, V. Patrizii, L. Sabatini, G. Sammarco, D. Siniscalco, M. R. Virdis