Tutorials on Systems Thinking
Panda Sanctuaries DPSIR
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The authors used the DPSIR framework to identify key factors which could be monitored to indicate sustainable development of Giant Panda Sanctuaries.
In addition to natural physical drivers, including climate change, key socio-economic Drivers and their corresponding indicators, included:
- Heritage protection & conservation
- Community development
- Tourism Activities
These Socio-economic drivers create Pressures, and their corresponding indicators, on the state of the ecosystem through
- Demographic dynamics
- Waste emissions
Changes in the State that can be monitored include
- Eco-environment
- Community living conditions
Changes in the ecological and environmental state can have Impacts on indicators of
- Heritage security
- Social progress
Long-range management actions, or Response, may be quantified by
- Monitoring
- Thematic planning
- Awareness, training, and education
- Capacity building
Wei, J., Z. Yountao, X. Houqin, and Y. Hui. 2007. A framework for selecting indicators to assess the sustainable development of the natural heritage site. Journal of Mountain Science 4:321-330.