Tutorials on Systems Thinking
DPSIR Framework
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The Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) scheme is a flexible framework that can be used to assist decision-makers in many steps of the decision process. DPSIR was initially developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD 1994) and has been used by the United Nations (UNEP 1994, UNEP 2007) and European Environmental Agency (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment 1995; Pierce 1998; EEA 1999) to relate human activities to the state of the environment.
DPSIR has been widely used for many applications including
- Management of water resources
- River basin management
- Wetlands
- Marine systems
- Agro-environments
- Sustainable development
- Air pollution
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
- Invasive species