The development of the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework for assessing the catchment-coastal zone interaction for the Po River-North Adriatic Coastal Zone system was performed in the framework of the EUROCAT project which is a 3-year project funded by the European Commission as part of the FP5. The overall goal was to develop a methodology for relating the concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) with that of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) by combining biogeochemical models with socio-economic models. The main issue for the Po Catchment-Adriatic Coastal Zone system is the eutrophication of the north Adriatic coastal zone, therefore a great effort has been addressed to identify major socio-economic Drivers and Pressures that affect the water quality and the eutrophication phenomenon and thus the interaction between the river catchment area and the coastal waters in terms of nutrient fluxes. In order to identify possible management strategies aimed to achieve the targets of the WFD in terms of water quality objectives (WQOs) and sustainable development, the Business as Usual (BAU) and Policy Target (POT) scenarios were analysed. Socio-economic information concerning Driving forces i.e. Agriculture, Livestock and Industrial sectors, population growth, were collected and analysed in order to identify the socio-economic evolution of the Po area, meanwhile a detailed description of legislative framework in relation to the implementation of WFD was made in order to identify the link between legislative targets (WOSs, reduction of nutrients release) and environmental response (pollution reduction). The socio-economic analysis, performed for the last 20 year, was used as background input in formulating coherent hypothesis (story- lines) of socio-economic evolution of the Po Catchment-Adriatic CZ area in terms of future projections of major Driving forces. The Story-Lines coupled with a set of Policy Options were combined in order to formulate Policy Packages for each scenario. Data sets representative for each BAU and POT scenario hypothesis were interfaced with ecological (MONERIS, WASP) and socio-economic (DEFINITE) models.
Sustainable Development for the Po Catchment-North Adriatic System: Evaluation of Possible Scenarios
Pirrone N;Cinnirella S;
2003
Abstract
The development of the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework for assessing the catchment-coastal zone interaction for the Po River-North Adriatic Coastal Zone system was performed in the framework of the EUROCAT project which is a 3-year project funded by the European Commission as part of the FP5. The overall goal was to develop a methodology for relating the concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) with that of Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) by combining biogeochemical models with socio-economic models. The main issue for the Po Catchment-Adriatic Coastal Zone system is the eutrophication of the north Adriatic coastal zone, therefore a great effort has been addressed to identify major socio-economic Drivers and Pressures that affect the water quality and the eutrophication phenomenon and thus the interaction between the river catchment area and the coastal waters in terms of nutrient fluxes. In order to identify possible management strategies aimed to achieve the targets of the WFD in terms of water quality objectives (WQOs) and sustainable development, the Business as Usual (BAU) and Policy Target (POT) scenarios were analysed. Socio-economic information concerning Driving forces i.e. Agriculture, Livestock and Industrial sectors, population growth, were collected and analysed in order to identify the socio-economic evolution of the Po area, meanwhile a detailed description of legislative framework in relation to the implementation of WFD was made in order to identify the link between legislative targets (WOSs, reduction of nutrients release) and environmental response (pollution reduction). The socio-economic analysis, performed for the last 20 year, was used as background input in formulating coherent hypothesis (story- lines) of socio-economic evolution of the Po Catchment-Adriatic CZ area in terms of future projections of major Driving forces. The Story-Lines coupled with a set of Policy Options were combined in order to formulate Policy Packages for each scenario. Data sets representative for each BAU and POT scenario hypothesis were interfaced with ecological (MONERIS, WASP) and socio-economic (DEFINITE) models.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
