Integrated Environmental Modelling Framework for Cumulative E... - 9781773851983

Integrated Environmental Modelling Framework for Cumulative Effects AssessmentAuthor(s): Anil Gupta, Babak Farjad, George Wang, Hyung Eum, Monique Dub\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Calgary Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Calgary Press\nISBN-13: 9781773851983, 978-1773851983\nSynopsis\nGlobal warming and population growth have resulted in an increase in the intensity of natural and anthropogenic stressors. Investigating the complex nature of environmental problems requires the integration of different environmental processes across major components of the environment, including water, climate, ecology, air, and land. Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) not only includes analyzing and modeling environmental changes, but also supports planning alternatives that promote environmental monitoring and management. Disjointed and narrowly focused environmental management approaches have proved dissatisfactory. The adoption of integrated modelling approaches has sparked in.