Urban Environmental Problem Assessment - DPSIR

3 important questions on Urban Environmental Problem Assessment - DPSIR

Environmental Problem Chain

Driving forces (society) >causes> Pressures (emission, depletion, damage) >impacts> State (water, air, soil quality) >changes> creates Impacts (health, economy) >starts> Responses (can be applied to all previous steps)

What are strengths of DPSIR?

- strong tool to analyse complex socio-ecological prolems
- suitable for integrated assessment
- easy to understand

What are weaknesses of DPSIR?

- very simple
- spatial temporal scales not adressed explicitly
- natural science focus

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