Danube Rivers Morphology and Revitalization - DANUBEPARKS

This analyse not leave out the social and economical implications of wearingaway of natural capital takes into account also socio-economical systems followingthe same principles.II.1.2 Analyse based on DPSIR indicators (Driving Force, Presure, State,Impact and Response)European Agency of Environment based on DPSIR vision (Driving ForcePressure State Impact Response) has created an ensamble of rules andmethodologies of analisis for diagnosing a system based on existing data, startingwith Corine Land Cover, considering that each clasified unit represents the imageand response to the pocess that take place in that unit – this ansembly was namedLand and Ecosistem Accounting (LEAC).The many technical aspects of the indicators, which refers to their definitionand usage, selection criteria but also practical aspects, disponibility of using the data,quality and their collection, their usage in achieveing various objectives and atvarious analysis levels, tools of presentation and analysis and also the diseminationways of the collected data are extremely important in development of the LEACmetodological package developed by EEA.At a less detailed level, where inputs and outputs are either not relevant or noteasily identified, the PSR framework is more useful. Instead of focusing on thedifferent phases of a project, the PSR framework distinguishes between threedifferent angles of environmental issues: The pressure variable describes human activities or aspects that exertpressures on the environment that is the underlying causes of a problem. Thecause can be an already existing one or a new activity or investment.Examples of potential pressures include income growth, trade patterns andactivities, energy use, and population growth. The state variable usually describes some physical measurablecharacteristic of the environment that results from the pressure. Examplesinclude indicators that monitor aspects such as water quality, water availability,deforestation, soil erosion, andexistence and quality of habitats. The response variables measure to what degree society is responding toenvironmental changes and concerns, for example those policies, actions or38