Unit: Environmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity
Group: Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis
Social links: Linkedin / ORCID
Languages: English, French, Italian
As Lead R&T Scientist in LIST’s Environmental Sustainability & Circularity Unit, I coordinate research that integrates ecological and economic assessment methods and models to advance sustainable natural-resource management. Holding a PhD in Forest and Natural Resource Economics (AgroParisTech [FR]) and dual MSc degrees in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (Georg-August-Universität [DE] & SLU [SE]) and in Economics (Ca' Foscari University of Venice [IT]), I specialize in dynamic-model–based ecosystem-service valuation. I am particularly focused on combining life-cycle impact assessment, ecosystem-service valuation, and cost–benefit analysis to develop decision-support tools that guide evidence-based sustainability decisions.
I co-design and co-develop decision-support tools—such as NBenefit$ and Multisilva—that translate complex ecological and economic data into user-friendly platforms, empowering urban planners, forest managers, and investors to implement nature-based solutions with confidence and clarity. Building on these models, I work to advance life-cycle sustainability analysis by integrating ecosystem-service benefits and costs. I conduct research on ecosystem-service valuation, life-cycle sustainability analysis, and decision-support tool development, with my work published in high-impact journals including Environmental Research Letters, Science of the Total Environment, and Ecosystem Services. I lead work packages in Horizon Europe and H2020 consortia and serve as principal investigator on national research projects.
Petucco C., Roderich M.S., Molitor D., Heilemann K., Simon C., Rugani B., Beyer M.
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 1027, art. no. 181700, 2026
Petucco C., Schaubroeck T., Gibon T., Popescu I.S., Benetto E.
Environmental Research Letters, vol. 20, n° 6, art. no. 064007, 2025
Environmental benefits of re-using excavated soil flows: The case of Luxembourg
Rugani B., Petucco C.
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 958, art. no. 177867, 2025
Petucco C., Chion L., Ludwig J., Navarrete Gutiérrez T., Rugani B., Stankiewicz J.
Forests, vol. 15, n° 12, art. no. 2248, 2024
Investment funds are responsible for substantial environmental and social impacts
Popescu I.S., Schaubroeck T., Gibon T., Petucco C., Benetto E.
Communications Earth and Environment, vol. 5, n° 1, art. no. 355, 2024
