The Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response Model to Structure Cause−Effect Relationships between Agriculture and Aquatic Ecosystems

Alexandre Troian, Mário Conill Gomes, Tales Tiecher, Julio Berbel and Carlos Gutiérrez-Martín
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Alexandre Troian: Eliseu Maciel Agronomy School, Federal University of Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, Capão do Leão 96010-610, RS, Brazil
Mário Conill Gomes: Eliseu Maciel Agronomy School, Federal University of Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, Capão do Leão 96010-610, RS, Brazil
Tales Tiecher: Faculty of Agronomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 7712, Porto Alegre 91540-000, RS, Brazil
Julio Berbel: WEARE—Water, Environmental and Agricultural Resources Economics Research Group, Campus Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, Ctra N-IV km 396, Edificio Gregor Mendel CP, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Carlos Gutiérrez-Martín: WEARE—Water, Environmental and Agricultural Resources Economics Research Group, Campus Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, Ctra N-IV km 396, Edificio Gregor Mendel CP, 14071 Córdoba, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-17

Abstract: Different segments of society have shown interest in understanding the effects of human activities on ecosystems. To this end, the aim of this article is to analyze the scientific literature on the application of the Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) conceptual model to identify the parameters used to describe the causal interactions that occur between agriculture and aquatic ecosystems at the watershed scale. In this way, descriptive indicators were established for the data of 63 publications collected through Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The results confirm the great heterogeneity in the interpretation of the pressure, state, and impacts components. Part of this discrepancy can be attributed to the use of different indicators, as the model is flexible and generic. Overall, the DPSIR is a tool used not only in the scientific field, but also has demonstrated its potential to guide public policy formulation, planning, and decision-making in water resource management.

Keywords: conceptual framework; water management; agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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