Dominik Noll Can a small island be sustainable? The role of material stocks and livestock in shaping the sociometabolic transition of the past, present and future on the Greek island Samothraki. DISSERTATION submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doktor der Naturwissenschaften Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Fakultät für Interdisziplinäre Forschung und Fortbildung Supervisor Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Department of Economics and Social Sciences Expert Reviewers Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Chertow University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Yale University Department of Economics and Social Sciences School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Vienna, July 2021