Towards to a system analytical and modelling approach for integration of ecological, hydrological, economical and social components of disturbed regions

A tracer‐based assessment of hydrological pathways at different spatial scales in a mesoscale Scottish catchment

“…In many instances these problems are manifest at specific locations, and decisions regarding resource allocation in management responses are often based on piecemeal and fragmented approaches (SEPA, 2000). These usually lack a catchment context and fail to appreciate how the overall hydrological functioning of the catchment system underpins many of these problems (see Bellman, 2000). Despite this, such understanding is fundamental to the evolution of sustainable management strategies, and there is growing general awareness that environmental scientists need to be more proactive in communicating their knowledge to managers, policy makers, and the wider public (Lubchenco, 1998).…”

“…Not only are these explanations of catchment functioning useful at the interface between science and society, but, by providing a basic understanding of the underpinning hydrological processes, a more formal framework is provided for environmental planning and for modelling the possible impacts of a range of environmental changes (Bellman, 2000). Hydrological subroutines are increasingly incorporated into integrated decision support system models that can be used in environmental planning (WCD, 2000Bellman, 2000.…”

“…Hydrological subroutines are increasingly incorporated into integrated decision support system models that can be used in environmental planning (WCD, 2000Bellman, 2000. Combining the simple approach presented here with more comprehensive, processes-based models offers considerable potential for effectively integrating hydrological knowledge into management strategies for the Feugh and other similar mesoscale watersheds.…”

Meeting the challenges of process-oriented forest management

“…To understand the dynamics of forest ecosystems systems especially in (post)industrialized regions with high anthropogenic impact requires an analysis of regional frame conditions and their impact and the development of adapted assessment and evaluation approaches (Bellmann, 2000). Despite improved technical standards and a reduced emission, heavy deposition load can still be observed in forest ecosystems in the New Member States in Central Europe.…”

Integrated assessment and changes of ecological environment in the Daning River Watershed

“…In order to validly assess a regional ecological environment, both natural and human factors should be considered when an assessment index system is being established. Referring to a previous research (Gessler et al, 1995;Wilson and Gallant, 1996;Bellmann, 2000;Huang et al, 2000;Wang et al, 2002;Zuo, 2004;Wang, 2004), the assessment index of this research is based on climate, hydrology, soil, landuse, and topographical analysis of the ecological environment, geographic characteristic, spatial scale and data source. There are also ten factors taken from data on climate, vegetation, topography and human population: the sum of the temperatures more than 0°C, sum of the…”