Hashemi, Marzieh Samareh and Bagheri, Ali and Rizzoli, Andrea Emilio
(2019)
The Role of Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Integrated Assessment Frameworks in Conceptualization of the Modeling Process in the Context
of Integrated Water Resources Management.
Abstract
Reconnaissance and conceptualization of the system are the first steps to perform an integrated assessment study and step towards sustainability. This paper focuses on the conceptualization phase of the integrated assessment using frameworks to identify the key variables of a system and their relations. Authors believe that in an integrated assessment study, it is important to include both “ex-post” and “ex-ante” aspects. This paper adopts Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) as an ex-post, and Goal Ori- ented Framework (GOF) as an ex-ante framework to the model conceptualization process in the case of water resources system in South Khorasan, Iran. It is shown that DPSIR framework is well adapted to describe past and present interactions of the system and provide a retrospective view, also more focused on the environ- mental dimension, while GOF is able to capture the future interactions as well and it can also encompass the three dimensions of sustainability. By adopting both frameworks, a more integrated and comprehensive view of the system has been achieved, which can be helpful to shed lights on knowing the key variables and relations to be relied on in the phase of developing efficient models to analyze the system.
| Item Type: | Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Physical sciences > Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments Mathematical sciences > Operational research > Operational research not elsewhere classified Computer sciences > Information systems > Systems analysis & design |
| Department/unit: | Dipartimento tecnologie innovative > Istituto Dalle Molle di studi sull'intelligenza artificiale |
| Depositing User: | Andrea Emilio Rizzoli |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jun 2019 05:06 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2019 05:06 |
| URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/10682 |
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