Part 1 THEORY 1. Addressing the complexity of integrated resource assessment Mario Giampietro, Richard J. Aspinall, Jesus Ramos-Martin and Sandra G.F. Bukkens 2. The multi-scale integrated assessment of societal and ecosystem metabolism Mario Giampietro and Sandra G.F. Bukkens 3. The scientific basis of the narrative of societal and ecosystem metabolism Mario Giampietro 4. The interface between societal and ecosystem metabolism Mario Giampietro and Pedro L. Lomas 5. Land systems: Multi-scale dynamics of human and environmental systems Richard J. Aspinall Part 2 THE TOOLKIT 6. Accounting for human activity and socio-economic characteristics Zora Kovacic and Jesus Ramos-Martin 7. Food grammar J. Cadillo-Benalcazar, M. Giampietro, T. Serrano-Tovar, S.G.F. Bukkens 8. Energy grammar Mario Giampietro and Francois Diaz-Maurin 9. Water grammar Cristina Madrid and Mario Giampietro 10. GIS protocols for use with MUSIASEM Richard J. Aspinall and Tarik Serrano-Tovar 11. The Sudoku effect within MUSIASEM Mario Giampietro, Sandra G.F. Bukkens, Richard J. Aspinall and Jesus Ramos-Martin Part 3 CASE STUDIES 12. The Republic of Mauritius Tarik Serrano-Tovar, Juan Cadillo Benalcazar, Francois Diaz-Maurin, Zora Kovacic, Cristina Madrid, Mario Giampietro, Richard J. Aspinall, Jesus Ramos-Martin, Sandra G.F. Bukkens 13. Punjab State, India Cristina Madrid-Lopez, Juan Cadillo-Benalcazar, Francois Diaz-Maurin, Zora Kovacic, Tarik Serrano-Tovar, Tiziano Gomiero, Mario Giampietro, Richard J. Aspinall, Jesus Ramos-Martin, Sandra G.F. Bukkens 14. The Republic of South Africa Francois Diaz-Maurin, Juan Cadillo Benalcazar, Zora Kovacic, Cristina Madrid, Tarik Serrano-Tovar, Mario Giampietro, Richard J. Aspinall, Jesus Ramos-Martin, S.G.F. Bukkens 15. Resource accounting for sustainability assessment Mario Giampietro, Richard J. Aspinall, Jesus Ramos-Martin, Sandra G.F. Bukkens