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Agro-environment

Binimelis, R; Monterroso, I; Rodriguez-Labajos, B. 2009. Catalan agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - An application of DPSIR model. Ecological Economics 69:55-62

Costantini, EAC; Barbetti, R. 2008. Environmental and visual impact analysis of viticulture and olive tree cultivation in the province of Siena (Italy). European Journal Of Agronomy 28:412-426

Holman, IP; Rounsevell, MDA; Cojacaru, G; Shackley, S; McLachlan, C; Audsley, E; Berry, PM; Fontaine, C; Harrison, PA; Henriques, C; Mokrech, M; Nicholls, RJ; Pearn, KR; Richards, JA. 2008. The concepts and development of a participatory regional integrated assessment tool. Climatic Change 90:5-30

Kuldna, P; Peterson, K; Poltimae, H; Luig, J. 2009. An application of DPSIR framework to identify issues of pollinator loss. Ecological Economics 69:32-42

Smaling, EMA; Dixon, J. 2006. Adding a soil fertility dimension to the global farming systems approach, with cases from Africa. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 116:15-26

Zalidis, GC; Tsiafouli, MA; Takavakoglou, V; Bilas, G; Misopolinos, N. 2004. Selecting agri-environmental indicators to facilitate monitoring and assessment of EU agri-environmental measures effectiveness. Journal Of Environmental Management 70:315-321

 

Air pollution

Nikolaou, K; Basbas, S; Taxiltaris, C. 2004. Assessment of air pollution indicators in an urban area using the DPSIR model. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 13:820-830

 

Biodiversity

Gisladottir, G; Stocking, M. 2005. Land degradation control and its global environmental benefits. Land Degradation & Development 16:99-112

Haberl, H; Gaube, V; Diaz-Delgado, R; Krauze, K; Neuner, A; Peterseil, J; Plutzar, C; Singh, SJ; Vadineanu, A. 2009. Towards an integrated model of socioeconomic biodiversity drivers, pressures and impacts. A feasibility study based on three European long-term socio-ecological research platforms. Ecological Economics 68:1797-1812

Holman, IP; Rounsevell, MDA; Cojacaru, G; Shackley, S; McLachlan, C; Audsley, E; Berry, PM; Fontaine, C; Harrison, PA; Henriques, C; Mokrech, M; Nicholls, RJ; Pearn, KR; Richards, JA. 2008. The concepts and development of a participatory regional integrated assessment tool. Climatic Change 90:5-30

Maxim, L; Spangenberg, JH. 2009. Driving forces of chemical risks for the European biodiversity. Ecological Economics 69:43-54

Maxim, L; Spangenberg, JH; O'Connor, M. 2009. An analysis of risks for biodiversity under the DPSIR framework. Ecological Economics 69:12-23

Omann, I; Stocker, A; Jager, J. 2009. Climate change as a threat to biodiversity: An application of the DPSIR approach. Ecological Economics 69:24-31

Spangenberg, JH; Martinez-Alier, J; Omann, I; Monterroso, I; Binimelis, R. 2009. The DPSIR scheme for analysing biodiversity loss and developing preservation strategies. Ecological Economics 69:9-11

 

Climate change

Donnelly, A; Jones, MB; Sweeney, J. 2004. A review of indicators of climate change for use in Ireland. International Journal Of Biometeorology 49:1-12

Gisladottir, G; Stocking, M. 2005. Land degradation control and its global environmental benefits. Land Degradation & Development 16:99-112

Holman, IP; Rounsevell, MDA; Shackley, S; Harrison, PA; Nicholls, RJ; Berry, PM; Audsley, E. 2005. A regional, multi-sectoral and integrated assessment of the impacts of climate and socio-economic change in the UK. Climatic Change 71:9-41

Omann, I; Stocker, A; Jager, J. 2009. Climate change as a threat to biodiversity: An application of the DPSIR approach. Ecological Economics 69:24-31

 

Coastal management

Bowen, RE; Riley, C. 2003. Socio-economic indicators and integrated coastal management. Ocean & Coastal Management 46:299-312

Karageorgis, AP; Kapsimalis, V; Kontogianni, A; Skourtos, M; Turner, KR; Salomons, W. 2006. Impact of 100-year human interventions on the deltaic coastal zone of the Inner Thermaikos Gulf (Greece): A DPSIR framework analysis. Environmental Management 38:304-315

Nobre, AM. 2009. An Ecological and Economic Assessment Methodology for Coastal Ecosystem Management. Environmental Management 44:185-204

Pacheco, A; Carrasco, AR; Vila-Concejo, A; Ferreira, O; Dias, JA. 2007. A coastal management program for channels located in backbarrier systems. Ocean & Coastal Management 50:119-143

Scheren, PAGM; Kroeze, C; Janssen, FJJG; Hordijk, L; Ptasinski, KJ. 2004. Integrated water pollution assessment of the Ebrie Lagoon, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Journal Of Marine Systems 44:1-17

Trombino, G; Pirrone, N; Cinnirella, S. 2007. A Business-As-Usual scenario analysis for the Po Basin-North Adriatic continuum. Water Resources Management 21:2063-2074

 

Industrial & chemicals management

Amajirionwu, M; Connaughton, N; McCann, B; Moles, R; Bartlett, J; O'Reaan, B. 2008. Indicators for managing biosolids in Ireland. Journal Of Environmental Management 88:1361-1372

Bunke, D; Oldenburg, C. 2005. Indicators for chemicals: Sources, impacts and policy performance. Environmental Science And Pollution Research 12:310-314

Cosmi, C; Loperte, S; Macchiato, M; Marmo, G; Pietrapertosa, F; Proto, M; Salvia, M. 2006. The environmental balance: An application to an industrial district of southern Italy for supporting strategic sustainable planning. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 15:782-790

Skowronska, K; Chrzanowski, W; Namiesnik, J. 2009. Identification of Chemical Pollution Problems and Causes in the Baltic Sea in Relation to Socio-Economic Drivers. Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies 18:701-709

 

Invasive species

Rodriguez-Labajos, B; Binimelis, R; Monterroso, I. 2009. Multi-level driving forces of biological invasions. Ecological Economics 69:63-75

Roura-Pascual, N; Richardson, DM; Krug, RM; Brown, A; Chapman, RA; Forsyth, GG; Le Maitre, DC; Robertson, MP; Stafford, L; Van Wilgen, BW; Wannenburgh, A; Wessels, N. 2009. Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: Accommodating key complexities in objective decision making. Biological Conservation 142:1595-1604

 

Land & soil resources

Costantini, EAC; Urbano, F; Aramini, G; Barbetti, R; Bellino, F; Bocci, M; Bonati, G; Fais, A; L'Abate, G; Loj, G; Magini, S; Napoli, R; Nino, P; Paolanti, M; Perciabosco, M; Tascone, F. 2009. RATIONALE AND METHODS FOR COMPILING AN ATLAS OF DESERTIFICATION IN ITALY. Land Degradation & Development 20:261-276

Gisladottir, G; Stocking, M. 2005. Land degradation control and its global environmental benefits. Land Degradation & Development 16:99-112

Gobin, A; Jones, R; Kirkby, M; Campling, P; Govers, G; Kosmas, C; Gentile, AR. 2004. Indicators for pan-European assessment and monitoring of soil erosion by water. Environmental Science & Policy 7:25-38

 

Marine systems

Elliott, M. 2002. The role of the DPSIR approach and conceptual models in marine environmental management: an example for offshore wind power. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44:III-VII

Elliott, M. 2003. Biological pollutants and biological pollution - an increasing cause for concern. Marine Pollution Bulletin 46:275-280

Henriques, S; Pais, MP; Costa, MJ; Cabral, H. 2008. Development of a fish-based multimetric index to assess the ecological quality of marine habitats: the Marine Fish Community Index. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1913-1934

Langmead, O; McQuatters-Gollop, A; Mee, LD; Friedrich, J; Gilbert, AJ; Gomoiu, MT; Jackson, EL; Knudsen, S; Minicheva, G; Todorova, V. 2009. Recovery or decline of the northwestern Black Sea: A societal choice revealed by socio-ecological modelling. Ecological Modelling 220:2927-2939

Mangi, SC; Roberts, CM; Rodwell, LD. 2007. Reef fisheries management in Kenya: Preliminary approach using the driver-pressure-state-impacts-response (DPSIR) scheme of indicators. Ocean & Coastal Management 50:463-480

Ojeda-Martinez, C; Casalduero, FG; Bayle-Sempere, JT; Cebrian, CB; Valle, C; Sanchez-Lizaso, JL; Forcada, A; Sanchez-Jerez, P; Martin-Sosa, P; Falcon, JM; Salas, F; Graziano, M; Chemello, R; Stobart, B; Cartagena, P; Perez-Ruzafa, A; Vandeperre, F; Rochel, E; Planes, S; Brito, A. 2009. A conceptual framework for the integral management of marine protected areas. Ocean & Coastal Management 52:89-101

Rogers, SI; Greenaway, B. 2005. A UK perspective on the development of marine ecosystem indicators. Marine Pollution Bulletin 50:9-19

 

River basin management

Benini, L; Bandini, V; Marazza, D; Contin, A. 2010. Assessment of land use changes through an indicator-based approach: A case study from the Lamone river basin in Northern Italy. Ecological Indicators 10:4-14

Cave, RR; Ledoux, L; Turner, K; Jickells, T; Andrews, JE; Davies, H. 2003. The Humber catchment and its coastal area: from UK to European perspectives. Science Of The Total Environment 314:31-52

Meybeck, M; Lestel, L; Bonte, P; Moilleron, R; Colin, JL; Rousselot, O; Herve, D; de Ponteves, C; Grosbois, C; Thevenot, DR. 2007. Historical perspective of heavy metals contamination (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) in the Seine River basin (France) following a DPSIR approach (1950-2005). Science Of The Total Environment 375:204-231

Skoulikidis, NT. 2009. The environmental state of rivers in the Balkans-A review within the DPSIR framework. Science Of The Total Environment 407:2501-2516

 

Sustainable development

Bouma, J; de Vos, JA; Sonneveld, MRW; Heuvelink, GBM; Stoorvogel, JJ. 2008. The role of scientists in multiscale land use analysis: Lessons learned from Dutch Communities of Practice. Advances In Agronomy, Vol  9797:175-+

Carr, ER; Wingard, PM; Yorty, SC; Thompson, MC; Jensen, NK; Roberson, J. 2007. Applying DPSIR to sustainable development. International Journal Of Sustainable Development And World Ecology 14:543-555

Cui, BS; Hu, B; Zhai, HJ; Wei, GL; Wang, J. 2007. Study on the interaction between engineering construction and ecosystem changes in the Longitudinal Range-Gorge Region. Chinese Science Bulletin 52:21-32

Haase, D; Nuissl, H. 2007. Does urban sprawl drive changes in the water balance and policy? The case of Leipzig (Germany) 1870-2003. Landscape And Urban Planning 80:1-13

Kulig, A; Kolfoort, H; Hoekstra, R. 2010. The case for the hybrid capital approach for the measurement of the welfare and sustainability. Ecological Indicators 10:118-128

Odermatt, S. 2004. Evaluation of mountain case studies by means of sustainability variables - A DPSIR model as an evaluation tool in the context of the North-South discussion. Mountain Research And Development 24:336-341

Tsai, H-T; Tzeng, S-Y; Fu, H-H; Wu, J C-T. 2009. Managing multinational sustainable development in the European Union based on the DPSIR framework. African Journal of Business Management 3:727-735

Waheed, B; Khan, F; Veitch, B. 2009. Linkage-Based Frameworks for Sustainability Assessment: Making a Case for Driving Force-Pressure-State-Exposure-Effect-Action (DPSEEA) Frameworks. Sustainability 1:441-463

Wei, J; Zhao, YT; Xu, HQ; Yu, H. 2007. A framework for selecting indicators to assess the sustainable development of the natural heritage site. Journal Of Mountain Science 4:321-330

 

Water management

Borja, A; Galparsoro, I; Solaun, O; Muxika, I; Tello, EM; Uriarte, A; Valencia, V. 2006. The European Water Framework Directive and the DPSIR, a methodological approach to assess the risk of failing to achieve good ecological status. Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science 66:84-96

Chung, ES; Lee, KS. 2009. Prioritization of water management for sustainability using hydrologic simulation model and multicriteria decision making techniques. Journal Of Environmental Management 90:1502-1511

Crouzet, P; Beauzamy, B; Carlier, C. 2009. Assessment of trends in water composition by stratification. Pilot application within the EEA DPSIR framework. Houille Blanche-Revue Internationale De L Eau:77-83

Fassio, A; Giupponi, C; Hiederer, R; Simota, C. 2005. A decision support tool for simulating the effects of alternative policies affecting water resources: an application at the European scale. Journal Of Hydrology 304:462-476

Fistanic, I. 2006. Sustainable management of brackish Karst Spring Pantan (Croatia). Acta Carsologica 35:65-72

Gerasidi, A; Apostolaki, S; Manoli, E; Assimacopoulos, D; Vlachos, E. 2009. Towards the formulation of a new strategy of water resource management for urban areas achieved through participatory processes. Urban Water Journal 6:209-219

Giupponi, C. 2007. Decision Support Systems for implementing the European Water Framework Directive: The MULINO approach. Environmental Modelling & Software 22:248-258

Giupponi, C; Mysiak, J; Fassio, A; Cogan, V. 2004. MULINO-DSS: a computer tool for sustainable use of water resources at the catchment scale. Mathematics And Computers In Simulation 64:13-24

Giupponi, C; Vladimirova, I. 2006. Ag-PIE: A GIS-based screening model for assessing agricultural pressures and impacts on water quality on a European scale. Science Of The Total Environment 359:57-75

Holman, IP; Rounsevell, MDA; Cojacaru, G; Shackley, S; McLachlan, C; Audsley, E; Berry, PM; Fontaine, C; Harrison, PA; Henriques, C; Mokrech, M; Nicholls, RJ; Pearn, KR; Richards, JA. 2008. The concepts and development of a participatory regional integrated assessment tool. Climatic Change 90:5-30

Jago-on, KAB; Kaneko, S; Fujikura, R; Fujiwara, A; Imai, T; Matsumoto, T; Zhang, JY; Tanikawa, H; Tanaka, K; Lee, B; Taniguchi, M. 2009. Urbanization and subsurface environmental issues: An attempt at DPSIR model application in Asian cities. Science Of The Total Environment 407:3089-3104

La Jeunesse, I; Rounsevell, M; Vanclooster, M. 2003. Delivering a decision support system tool to a river contract: a way to implement the participatory approach principle at the catchment scale?. Physics And Chemistry Of The Earth 28:547-554

Mysiak, J; Giupponi, C; Rosato, P. 2005. Towards the development of a decision support system for water resource management. Environmental Modelling & Software 20:203-214

Ostoich, M; Critto, A; Marcomini, A; Aimo, E; Gerotto, M; Menegus, L. 2009. Implementation of Directive 2000/60/EC: risk-based monitoring for the control of dangerous and priority substances. Chemistry And Ecology 25:257-275

Petersson, E; Giupponi, C; Feas', J. 2007. Decision support for strategic water management: Mdss in the large dam context. Water International 32:265-279

Walmsley, JJ. 2002. Framework for measuring sustainable development in catchment systems. Environmental Management 29:195-206

 

Wetlands

Aubry, A; Elliott, M. 2006. The use of environmental integrative indicators to assess seabed disturbance in estuaries and coasts: Application to the Humber Estuary, UK. Marine Pollution Bulletin 53:175-185

Harremoes, P. 1998. The challenge of managing water and material balances in relation to eutrophication. Water Science And Technology 37:9-17

Lin, T; Xue, XZ; Lu, CY. 2007. Analysis of coastal wetland changes using the "DPSIR" model: A case study in Xiamen, China. Coastal Management 35:289-303

Newton, A; Icely, JD; Falcao, M; Nobre, A; Nunes, JP; Ferreira, JG; Vale, C. 2003. Evaluation of eutrophication in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon, Portugal. Continental Shelf Research 23:1945-1961

Zacharias, I; Parasidoy, A; Bergmeier, E; Kehayias, G; Dimitriou, E; Dimopoulos, P. 2008. A "DPSIR" model for Mediterranean temporary ponds: European, national and local scale comparisons. Annales De Limnologie-International Journal Of Limnology 44:253-266

 

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