Environmental Integrated Assessment via Monte Carlo Simulation with a Case Study of the Mid-Atlantic Region, USA

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作者：
Tran, Liem T. [1 ]
O'Neill, Robert V. [2 ]
Smith, Elizabeth R. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Tennessee, Dept Geog, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] TN & Associates, Oak Ridge, TN USA
[3] US EPA, Off Res & Dev, Natl Exposure Res Lab, Durham, NC USA
来源：
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 2009年 / 44卷 / 02期
关键词：
Integrated environmental assessment; Aggregated index; Monte Carlo; UNIT MODEL; INDICATORS; SUSTAINABILITY; FRAMEWORK; VULNERABILITY; AGRICULTURE; SUITABILITY; MANAGEMENT; INDEX;
D O I：
10.1007/s00267-009-9326-4
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Environmental integrated assessments are often carried out via the aggregation of a set of environmental indicators. Aggregated indices derived from the same data set can differ substantially depending upon how the indicators are weighted and aggregated, which is often a subjective matter. This article presents a method of generating aggregated environmental indices in an objective manner via Monte Carlo simulation. Rankings derived from the aggregated indices within and between three Monte Carlo simulations were used to evaluate the overall environmental condition of the study area. Other insights, such as the distribution of good or bad values of indicators at a watershed and/or a subregion, were observed in the study.
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页数：7
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