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Module
5 Table of Contents

List of Acronyms 5
9-12 December, 2013 Course Materials 11
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Overview
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1. Introduction and learning objectives
2. Spatial, temporal and thematic context
2.1 Setting spatial boundaries

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2.2 Temporal scale 12
2.3 Thematic versus sectoral breakdown 14

3. Framework for integrated environmental assessment 16
4. Step 1: What is happening to the environment and why? 27

4.1 What are the priority environmental issues? 28
4.2 What are the specific STATE and TRENDS of the environment for each 34
priority issue?
4.3 What are the DRIVERS and PRESSURES contributing to environmental 38
change?
4.4 What are the appropriate INDICATORS to characterize environmental 43
state, drivers and pressures?

4.4.1 Working with indicators 43
4.4.2 Identifying and explaining trends 46

5. Step 2: What are the consequences for the environment and people? 48
5.1 Basic analysis: Identifying impacts based on sustainable development 48

5.2 Intermediate analysis: Identifying impacts using the concept of environment 51
services and human well-being

5.3 Advanced analysis: An introduction to identifying economic costs and 60
benefits of impacts on environmental services and human well-being

5.3.1 Frameworks for environmental evaluation 61
5.3.2 Methods for quantiying market and non-market costs and benefits 65

6. Step 3: What is being done, and how effective is it? 69

2 Integrated Analysis of Environmental Trends and Policies