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Analysing Environmental Problems Flashcards

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To effectively address global environmental challenges, what do we need to do?

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  • Systematically identify and analyse the sources that lead to environmental pressures as well as the nature of flow-on effects in nature, and back upon humans.
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What two systems are used to identify any problems and their solutions?

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  • The DPSIR framework

- The IPAT equation

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Why do we use the DPSIR and IPAT models?

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  • To analyse and help guide sustainable production and consumption
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What is the DPSIR framework?

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  • Systems analysis of environmental problems
  • A cause-effect framework that describes the interactions between society and nature
  • Great for systematic analysis and planning to help fix environmental problems
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What does DPSIR stand for?

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  • D = Driving forces
  • P = Pressure
  • S = Changes in the environment
  • I = Impact of changes in environment on humans
  • R = The responses of humans to there impacts
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What are the Driving forces in the DPSIR model?

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  • Are the human activities, processes and patterns that are the sources of environmental resource and waste flows and their impacts
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What are the Pressures in the DPSIR model?

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  • The material and energy flows (releases and intakes) between human (economic) activity and the natural environment
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What are the State trends in the DPSIR model?

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  • Trends or changes in biophysical conditions on Earth; the quality and quantity of natural resources
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What are the Impacts in the DPSIR model?

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  • The ultimate effects (cost and benefits) of environmental state (S) change on people
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What are the Responses in the DPSIR model?

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  • Intentional human action and strategies to deal with impacts or changes in pressures and states
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Why is R the most important part of the DPSIR model?

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  • Policy is focused on the “R”
  • Human actions to deal with the environmental challenges are “Response”
  • R is about how can our “Response” change the “Driving forces” (preventive)
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What is the relationship between the DPSIR model and the IPANT model?

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  • PANT (from IPANT) fits into the DRIVING FORCES of the DPSIR framework
  • The I from IPANT is the same as P in the DPSIR
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What does IPANT stand for?

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  • I = Pressures
  • P = Population
  • A = Affluence (overall consumption or output per person)
  • N = Nature of output or consumption - composition
  • T = Technology - based environment - intensity of each form of output or comsumption
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Draw a diagram of the DPSIR - IPANT integrated framework

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/16FjJCOFWz5ynvXAK-XpESXD05IefA35BJCL75vT4HVc/edit?usp=sharing

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Why is IPAT important?

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  • The IPAT equation is one of the best approaches to deeply understand the real driving forces behind any environmental issue
  • Its extensions, like IPANT break down the I = PAT
  • It separates P out, and then splits A.T into different types of economic activity (output and consumption), that is, different “layers”
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What is the main use of the IPAT, IPANT and DPSIR models?

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  • To analyse and help guide sustainable production and consumption
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What is the IPAT equation used for?

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  • An Equation for Analysing the Human Sources of Environmental Impacts
  • It identifies the primary factors driving anthropogenic sources of environmental “pressure” or impact (environment - intensity)
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Give the IPAT equation.

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I = P x A x T
Where:
- I = Environmental Impact (pressure on the nature)
- P = Population
- A = Affluence; GDP per person; output/capita
- T = Technology; environmental impact per unit area

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Why is the IPAT equation not good enough?

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  • Not good enough for effective sustaiability strategies

- We need the IPANT equation to make connections to human wellbeing

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What does the environmental impact of what we consume depend on?

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  • How much (A) of each type of thing (goods & services) we consume
  • The technology (T) used in those types of production and consumption (and can have many technology options)
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What is the N is IPANT and how is it created?

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  • N = nature or type of output
  • The economic activities and output we have included in A is broken down into different types of output.
  • Each type has an environmental impact per unit but this also depend on the technology (T) used.
  • So, A.T from IPAT becomes many layers of A.T.
  • Each layer Ni is a type of output or economic activity (with its impact person depending on the technologies used)
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What 4 aspects will show us the sources of environmental impact and what we need to change?

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  • Population
  • The amount of production and consumption per person
  • Break this down into the mix of goods and services (The nature of consumption)
  • The technology used for each type of good and service produced/consumed
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What is the main goal of the IPANT equation?

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  • Community well being

- Many of the factors in the IPANT have a significant influence on well being (but other things affect well being)

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What is the overall summary of the DPSIR model?

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  • It is an overall framework to analyse all aspects of major environmental challenges [not just human sources emphasis in IPAT & IPAT]
  • It enables consistent & coordinated analysis, understanding and responses across natural and social sciences and policy makers
  • It includes the study of sources covered in IPANT (in D and P) but is broader and provides a comprehensive environmental analysis framework
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What is the overall summary of the IPAT & IPANT equations?

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  • They are great starting points for analyzing, in detail, the human sources of the environmental challenges we face
  • If we know the sources, we can direct our strategies to more effectively address these challenges

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