DPSIR

DPSIR ( Driving forces for abbreviation, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses ) is a model for the representation of environmental pollution and environmental protection measure. So far, it is used at the European level, for example by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment ( FOEN).

The DPSIR model describes a causal chain of influence quantities: