Given the important role of lake ecosystems in social and economic development, and the current severe environmental degradation in China, a systematic diagnosis of the ecological security of lakes is essential for sustainable development. A Driving-force, Pressure, Status, Impact, and Risk (DPSIR) model, combined with data screening for lake ecological security assessment was developed to over...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have postulated an association between dentate nucleus T1 hyperintensity and multiple sclerosis (MS)-related progressive neurodegeneration. Therefore, MS patients have been excluded from most studies investigating brain deposition of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). OBJECTIVE To study the hypothesis that dentate nucleus T1 hyperintensity in MS patients is ...

A decision support framework for the management of lagoon ecosystems was tested using four European Lagoons: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal), Mar Menor (Spain), Tyligulskyi Liman (Ukraine) and Vistula Lagoon (Poland/Russia). Our aim was to formulate integrated management recommendations for European lagoons. To achieve this we followed a DPSIR (Drivers-Pressures-State Change-Impacts-Responses) approac...

This paper presents an original approach to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for supporting decision-making processes in Local Land-Use Planning (LLUP) which integrates a set of frameworks and methodologies into technologies based on the use of Geographic Information. The technologies embrace the domain of Planning Support Systems (PSS), whose architecture is based on the Geodesign fram...

Determining and assessing the links between human pressures and state-changes in marine and coastal ecosystems remains a challenge. Although there are several conceptual frameworks for describing these links, the Drivers-Pressures-State change-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework has been widely adopted. Two possible reasons for this are: either the framework fulfills a major role, resulting from ...

Mangroves provide multiple benefits, from carbon storage and shoreline protection to food and energy for natural resource-dependent coastal communities. However, they are coming under increasing pressure from climate change, coastal development, and aquaculture. There is increasing need to better understand the changes mangroves face and whether these changes differ or are similar in different ...

هدف: تحلیل گفتمان‌های پیرامون جانشین­‌پروری در یک دستگاه دولتی.طراحی/ روش­‌شناسی/ رویکرد: تحقیق حاضر به لحاظ رویکرد، کیفی؛ روش نمونه­‌گیری، هدفمند و جمع­‌آوری داده­‌ها عمدتا مصاحبه نیمه ساختاریافته با 13 نفر از مدیران مورد مطالعه بوده است. داده‌­ها، گفتمان انتقادی بهره‌­گیری الگوی فرکلاف طی سه مرحله توصیف، تفسیر تبیین انجام یافته است.یافته‌­های پژوهش: مهم­ترین یافته­‌های بخش استخراج 416 کد مثبت...

The drivers–pressures–state–impact–responses (DPSIR) framework has been used widely to support environmental policy developments. However, we argue that DPSIR tends oversimplify the complexity behind socio-ecological systems. Based on Katari River Basin in Bolivia, explore how incorporation of spatial and social considerations may enhance applications. results reveal a mismatch between driving ...