[Indicators for marine environment: a preliminary application of an integrated approach].
A draft set of indicators was selected to make a state assessment of Italian coastal environment, based upon DPSIR scheme (driving, pressure, state, impact, response), a method which can describe different components of complex environmental systems. The selected indicators are the followings: population and tourism (driving); manufacturing, potential organic loads, trophic loads, maritime transport, fishing fleet, fishing intensity, maricolture (pressure); trophic index TRIX, microbiological quality index IQB (state); bathing water quality (impact); waste water treatment budget, register of sewers, protected areas (response). A brief description is presented for each indicator, in relation to their most important features, construction modalities and environmental meaning.
Melley
Antonio
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Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale della Toscana (ARPAT), Area per la Tutela dell'Ambiente Marino, Lagunare, Lacustre, Costiero e dell'Ittiofauna-Area MARE, Firenze. a.melley@arpat.toscana.it
D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007558:Italy; D012722:Sewage; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
D012722:Sewage