How the DPSIR framework can be used for structuring problems and facilitating empirical research in coastal systems

Lewison, Rebecca L.; Rudd, Murray A.; Al-Hayek, Wissam; Baldwin, Claudia; Beger, Maria; Lieske, Scott N.; Jones, Christian; Satumanatpan, Suvaluck; Junchompoo, Chalatip; Hines, Ellen

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2015.11.001

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“…It's seeming to see there are many studies based on the DPSIR framework and combined some other methods to evaluate some concerning areas. That is explained by the fact that there are some advantages for framing DPSIR, such as the capacity to potentially describe the association between human activity and environmental problems, encourage transdisciplinary research, or act as a heuristic tool for complex system analysis [30]. However, there are still some shortcomings about its framework.…”

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An Empirical Study of the Assessment of Green Development in Beijing, China: Considering Resource Depletion, Environmental Damage and Ecological Benefits Simultaneously

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Urban green development (UGD) is a highly topical issue. To assess the degree of UGD, in this paper, we use the driving forces, pressures, states, impacts, and responses (DPSIR) model to evaluate UGD with a collection of 40 indicators based on the three aspects of resource depletion, environmental damage and ecological benefits. The established system of indicators is then applied to evaluate the UGD in Beijing from 2000 to 2014 as a case study. The results demonstrate that it is essential to analyze the trend in the change in resource depletion, which had a high weight of 0.556 because environmental damage and ecological benefits partly changed in response to this driving force and pressure. However, the UGD index value of environmental damage (positive index) has decreased since 2010. By ranking the degree of correlation among indicators, it can be seen that UGD is highly related to the lifestyle, status quo, technology and education, industrialization, environmental quality, and ecological environment of a city. The health situation in Beijing has improved in the past 15 years; it was determined to be very unhealthy (75% at the very unhealthy level (V) and 9% at the very healthy level (I)) in 2000 but very healthy (8% at the very unhealthy level (V) and 60% at the very healthy level (I)) in 2014. However, there are internal problems due to imbalanced development in Beijing related to aspects such as the ecological environment, population and economy, social life, investment management, energy consumption and urban infrastructure. And government should adjust the energy structure, formulate detailed plans and policies on urban environment, and increase investment in education and business development.

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An Empirical Study of the Assessment of Green Development in Beijing, China: Considering Resource Depletion, Environmental Damage and Ecological Benefits Simultaneously

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“…Methods or tools to organize sophisticated empirical scientific research, help stakeholders to articulate and structure challenges and support transdisciplinary knowledge at a level appropriate for policy and decision making [93]. The Driving forces-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses (DPSIR) Framework is the latest version of indicator frameworks developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [94].…”

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A Holistic Sustainability Framework for Waste Management in European Cities: Concept Development

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Waste management represents a challenge for public authorities due to many reasons such as increased waste generation following urban population growth, economic burdens imposed on the municipal budget, and nuisances inevitably caused to the environment and local inhabitants. To optimize the system from a sustainability perspective, moving the transition towards a more circular economy, a better understanding of the different stages of waste management is necessary. A review of recently developed sustainability frameworks for waste management showed that no single framework captures all the instruments needed to ultimately provide a solid basis for comprehensive analyses of the potential burdens associated with urban waste management. Bearing this limitation in mind, the objective of this research is to propose a conceptual and comprehensive sustainability framework to support decision-making in waste management of European cities. The framework comprises a combination of methods capable of identifying future strategies and scenarios, to assess different types of impacts based on a life cycle perspective, and considers the value of waste streams, the actors involved, and possible constraints of implementing scenarios. The social, economic, environmental, technical and political domains are covered, and special attention is paid to impacts affecting foremost the local population.

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“…The DPSIR framework has confirmed a great instrument to understand the relationships between the environment and society and have been used in diverse ways. For instance, this structure has helped to bridge the gap between science and policy, especially in the case of coastal zone management [12]. Also, this tool has been used to examine the role of the major coastal cities in the environmental degradation of their nearby ecosystems as well as their repercussions to climate change [13].…”

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The Use of the Dspir Framework to Estimate Impacts of Urbanization on Mangroves: A Case Study From La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Juárez-Mancilla

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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The mangrove ecosystem is integrated mainly by halophytes plants that grow on coastal zones of tropical and subtropical regions. This ecosystem provides direct and indirect services for human wellbeing such as food, wood, climate regulation, natural hazard protection, recreation and aesthetic values. However, academic research indicates that more than 35% of world's mangrove coverage has been lost in the past three decades. The primary drivers of change of cover lost are aquaculture activities and development of urban infrastructure. The objective of this work was to conduct an exploratory assessment of the impacts of urbanization on mangrove communities located in the city of La Paz, Mexico using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework (DPSIR). The assessment was complemented by a Delphi survey to incorporate information obtained from experts and stakeholders. The results indicated that the most important pressing factors on mangrove communities were: tourism, urban growth and waste. However, the data on mangrove cover and conservation status show that the overall situation of mangroves of mangroves in La Paz is "barely adequate," with communities showing positive and adverse conditions. It is estimated that mangrove communities classified as "Vulnerable" and "Endangered" probably do not generate the same ecosystem services as mangroves classified under the "Near Threatened" and "Least Concern" categories. Protection actions as protected areas, environmental laws, and ecological restoration have helped in the conservation of mangroves in the study area. This work concludes that DPSIR framework is a handy tool to analyze in the first instance the conditions of the mangroves and may be replicable in other regions that have this ecosystem, even in places with little scientific research.

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How the DPSIR framework can be used for structuring problems and facilitating empirical research in coastal systems

Cited by 179 publications

References 94 publications

An Empirical Study of the Assessment of Green Development in Beijing, China: Considering Resource Depletion, Environmental Damage and Ecological Benefits Simultaneously

An Empirical Study of the Assessment of Green Development in Beijing, China: Considering Resource Depletion, Environmental Damage and Ecological Benefits Simultaneously

A Holistic Sustainability Framework for Waste Management in European Cities: Concept Development

The Use of the Dspir Framework to Estimate Impacts of Urbanization on Mangroves: A Case Study From La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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