The organization of integrated environmental research in The Netherlands |
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Authors: | Kees Zoeteman Fred Langeweg |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieuhygiene Bilthoven, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | This article presents new concepts for the organization of increasingly complex environmental research activities on the institutional, the national, or the international level. An environmental research cycle with four phases, similar to the industrial product cycle, is described, and its implications in managing the interface between research, policy making, and enforcement are depicted. Furthermore, five main themes of future environmental research are proposed, including advanced analytical methods, environmental monitoring, an environmental management information system (EMIS), and the development of ecological targets at a national and a global level. The specific tasks of universities, private organizations, and governmental institutions in the total environmental research area are defined and a structure is proposed to develop collaborative networks. |
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Keywords: | Gaia Causality chain Research cycle Ecological targets Government research strategy |
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