Theoretical Foundations for an Integrated Assessment Framework in Landscape Research

Journal Title: Romanian Review of Regional Studies - Year 2007, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

It is stated, that ecological theories like the one of organizational levels in living systems, if combined with a general systems approach, can be useful also for understanding and manipulating social systems and its “hidden socio-cybernetic processes”. Especially in relation to trans-level phenomena affecting different organisational levels, different research approaches have to be introduced, showing that descriptive-observational (which also means more holistic) and quantitative-experimental (which also means more reductionistic) approaches are complementary. Therefore, to include all relevant information in delineation and description of systems at any integration level, a ”staircase” or ”scaling” of research steps appears to be the most useful approach. This combines comparative and quantitative research and is related to the various organisational levels and, also, takes into account that there are continuous transitions between observations and experiments, and between structures and processes. Landscape management, already traditional, deals with practical problems and concepts for solutions. Hence, specific efforts like translating the scientific models and indicators into models and indicators people can understand as well as evaluation procedures of the scientific outcome into a social and political context have to be provided. This approach is problem as well as data and knowledge driven and similar to general systems approaches. To conceptually overcome these gaps of interfaces for integration, translation and communication between science and society we have worked out an Environmental Impact Assessment Multi-level Approach. It is a combination of the multi-level scaling and integration approach, and the environmental impact assessment concept.

Authors and Affiliations

ROMAN LENZ

Keywords

Related Articles

The Socio-Economic Development Plan of Romania, 2007-2013 - Context and Premises

Having the role of a preamble in the elaboration of the National Development Plan for Romania for the period 2007-2013, whose sequences will be hosted by the following issues of the review, the paper underlines the econo...

The DKMT-Euroregion: An Instrument for Cross Border Regional Development

Up to now border regions of national states have been and still are characterized by “ends”: the end of traffic and communication infrastructures, the end of national laws and mentalities. They have been part of the peri...

The Evolution of Regional Disparities in the Rural Areas of Muscelele Argeşului 

Regional disparities are clearly a significant challenge to the new European construction. Disparities are often sources of instability but are also the sources of antagonism and unrest. In the case of Muscelele Argeşulu...

Snapshot Views of the Romanian Economy on Regional Level Using Input-Output Methodology

Our present paper proposes to give snapshot views on the status-quo of the Romanian economy at the level of development regions. From a methodological perspective, the study is based on the construction of an aggregated...

What Can Romanian Regional Development Learn From the “V4” Countries?

The so called Visegrad countries have different regional planning approach and tradition, but thanks to this colourful pattern, Romanian regional planning may learn from results gained by analyzing the current 2007-2013...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP139913
  • DOI -
  • Views 111
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

ROMAN LENZ (2007). Theoretical Foundations for an Integrated Assessment Framework in Landscape Research. Romanian Review of Regional Studies, 3(2), 3-8. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-139913