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This chapter deals with the theme of environmental indicators in general, the principles and the fundamental definitions that regulate the use of the same. On the basis of experience gained with environmental indicators in the international field, we will consider the main models used for assessment in detail (first and foremost the DPSIR , Driving forces-Pressures-State-Impact-Responses), indicating the prerequisites and various fields of application. The paper studies various environmental indicator systems in depth, with the aggregation of the same in concise indexes to convey the information in an effective way for a specific target. The last part of the chapter contains a proposal for a table presenting the landscape indicators covered in the following chapters of the book.
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Bottero, M. (2011). Indicators Assessment Systems. In: Cassatella, C., Peano, A. (eds) Landscape Indicators. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0366-7_2
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