Giacomo D’Alisa
Institute of Science and Environmental Technologies (ICTA) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain

Giacomo D’Alisa is Research Fellow at Institute of Envornmental Sceince and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is an ecological economist and political ecologists. His main scientific contribution is related to waste struggle in Campania (Italy) and waste metabolism accounting. Currently, he is working on the political ecology of commons. He is also part of Research and Degrowth, a practitioner and academic group based in Barcelona. Recently he edited a book, Degrowth: a Vocabulary for a new era (for more see http://vocabulary.degrowth.org/).

Francesca Forno
University of Bergamo
Italy

Francesca Forno is Assistant Professor at the University of Bergamo, Italy, where she teaches Sociology and Sociology of Consumption. She has published on citizen politics and social movements. Two of her ongoing research interests are political consumerism and sustainable community movements. A special focus in these areas is on the consequences of the spread of market-based forms of action for citizens’ participation and mobilization. She is associate editor of Partecipazione e Conflitto and co-director of CORES (Research group on Networks and Practices of Sustainable Economy)

Simon Maurano
Univesristy of Bergamo
Italy

Simon Maurano holds a Ph.D in Geography of Development from the University of Naples “L’Orientale”. His research interests include the environment and models of development, participation and grassroots movements, environmental conflicts, alternative economy, waste management, and local food systems. He has worked on environmental projects and in social cooperation, fair trade, training and education. He is currently research associate at Bergamo University working in particular on local food system and alternative food networks.