actions have already been applied, these methods allow to better investigate the
impacts of local and regional policies on regional socio-economical systems and on
how such impact is accepted by individuals. Two scenarios will be possible:
(i) different local/regional environmental policies/measures having the same
impacts can be implemented according to the individual preferences (acceptability
ranking); (ii) most effective policies do not respect the acceptability ranking or, in
the worst scenario are not accepted at all: in this case, communication plays a key
role in building awareness on the trade-off existing between people desires and
environmental constraints. This requires the development of education (long term
perspective) and communication (short term perspective) tools, with a focus on
tools aimed at raising awareness on win–win strategies for AQ and LC. Also the
presence and impacts of AQ and LC policies in social media may contribute to the
acquisition of scientifically ground knowledge that can be translated into concrete
everyday life choices by citizens.
The definition of TM goals and vision requires a very strong involvement of all
stakeholders, and needs to be embedded in a political process making commitment.
An iterative process of monitoring, learning and adjustment must be designed,
involving these stakeholders at regular intervals.
The experiences gained and the lessons learned must be suitably codified for
subsequent use by other cities and regions; for instance, by compiling and circulating a detailed and comprehensive guidebook. This approach is similar to the
provisions of the SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Directive
2001/42/EC.
Research should be aimed at defining how to co-design and set up a suitable
“toolbox” to support decision makers in selecting the measures and strategies that
address their transition goals to be implemented. Such a toolbox should include
models, databases, guidelines, dissemination formats, and the supporting software.
The tools could be identified and structured on the basis of the DPSIR methodology
that, as shown in the previous chapters, is well suited for describing the interactions
between society and the environment.
Monitoring tools are also needed to continuously assess the effectiveness of the
AQ policy in reaching its goals, in particular the socio-economic consequences.
All the tools should be connected within a suitable ICT environment.
Two components of the ICT infrastructure deserve a special attention, given that
research activities in the recent past have mainly focused on the development and
application of European and regional models: the first is the creation and diffusion
of a (meta)data dictionary; the second, the implementation of a common database
for emission abatement measures.
The dictionary can be implemented in different ways, including an ontology, to
ease the communication between all the involved parties: scientists, decisionmakers, citizens, all other stakeholders and within each group. Its purpose is to
clearly define all the variables used in the DPSIR scheme in such a way that their
meaning can be precisely understood by all as well as other perspective stakeholders
both from a qualitative and quantitative viewpoint. It is in fact common that, for
instance, emissions are classified and/or measured in different ways in different sites;
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impacts of local and regional policies on regional socio-economical systems and on
how such impact is accepted by individuals. Two scenarios will be possible:
(i) different local/regional environmental policies/measures having the same
impacts can be implemented according to the individual preferences (acceptability
ranking); (ii) most effective policies do not respect the acceptability ranking or, in
the worst scenario are not accepted at all: in this case, communication plays a key
role in building awareness on the trade-off existing between people desires and
environmental constraints. This requires the development of education (long term
perspective) and communication (short term perspective) tools, with a focus on
tools aimed at raising awareness on win–win strategies for AQ and LC. Also the
presence and impacts of AQ and LC policies in social media may contribute to the
acquisition of scientifically ground knowledge that can be translated into concrete
everyday life choices by citizens.
The definition of TM goals and vision requires a very strong involvement of all
stakeholders, and needs to be embedded in a political process making commitment.
An iterative process of monitoring, learning and adjustment must be designed,
involving these stakeholders at regular intervals.
The experiences gained and the lessons learned must be suitably codified for
subsequent use by other cities and regions; for instance, by compiling and circulating a detailed and comprehensive guidebook. This approach is similar to the
provisions of the SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Directive
2001/42/EC.
Research should be aimed at defining how to co-design and set up a suitable
“toolbox” to support decision makers in selecting the measures and strategies that
address their transition goals to be implemented. Such a toolbox should include
models, databases, guidelines, dissemination formats, and the supporting software.
The tools could be identified and structured on the basis of the DPSIR methodology
that, as shown in the previous chapters, is well suited for describing the interactions
between society and the environment.
Monitoring tools are also needed to continuously assess the effectiveness of the
AQ policy in reaching its goals, in particular the socio-economic consequences.
All the tools should be connected within a suitable ICT environment.
Two components of the ICT infrastructure deserve a special attention, given that
research activities in the recent past have mainly focused on the development and
application of European and regional models: the first is the creation and diffusion
of a (meta)data dictionary; the second, the implementation of a common database
for emission abatement measures.
The dictionary can be implemented in different ways, including an ontology, to
ease the communication between all the involved parties: scientists, decisionmakers, citizens, all other stakeholders and within each group. Its purpose is to
clearly define all the variables used in the DPSIR scheme in such a way that their
meaning can be precisely understood by all as well as other perspective stakeholders
both from a qualitative and quantitative viewpoint. It is in fact common that, for
instance, emissions are classified and/or measured in different ways in different sites;
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