Integrated Assessment

9 important questions on Integrated Assessment

Integrated assessment (Section 18.2)

Many definitions exist, see Section 18.2. An example: Integrated Assessment is a structured process dealing with complex issues, using knowledge from various scientific disciplines and/or stakeholders, such that integrated insights are made available to decision makers

Integrated assessment models (Section 18.2.2)

Models used in / developed for / developed during integrated assessments; policy relevant use of mathematically formalised processes into computer models.

Participatory integrated assessment (Section 18.2.2)

Integrated assessments including more qualitative elements – such as value judgements – which can not be easily incorporated in a model
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Scenario (Section 18.2.3)

Description of possible future pathways of, for instance, society (People), the environment (Planet) and the economy (Profit).

DPSIR approach (Section 18.2.3)

A structured representation of the cause-effect chain and the interactions (‘Driving Forces’, ‘Pressures’, ‘State’, ‘Impact’ and ‘Response’).

RAINS model (Section 18.3)

Regional Acidification INformation and Simulation (RAINS) model (note that the most recent version is the GAINS model which also includes greenhouse gases, see www.iiasa.ac.at)

LRTAP Convention (Section 18.3.4)

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

TARGETS model (Section 18.4)

Tool to Assess the Regional and Global Environmental and health TargetS

SRES Scenarios (Section 18.5.1)

Scenarios developed and described in the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios

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