Tutorials on Systems Thinking
The Integrated Framework for Identifying Indicators
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The DPSIR framework was originally developed as a framework for identifying indicators for environmental health or public health problems (DPSEEA). Once a conceptual model is agreed upon, metrics can be identified across all levels of the DPSIR, and either evaluated separately or combined to form indices related to environmental concerns, economic concerns, or social concerns.
In more formal decision analyses, DPSIR has been used as a framework for working with stakeholders to identify indices, weight stakeholder priorities, and prioritize management actions.