Klijn F ,
Latour JB ,
Nip MI ,
Groen CLG ,
Udo de Haes HA ,
Berg MMHE van den ,
Hofstra JJ
136 p
in Dutch
1990
Toon Nederlands
English Abstract In this report a comprehensive method for environmental
quality assessment is described in detail, differentiated for ecodistrict
types. These large scale ecosystem types may fulfill various land use
functions, including nature conservation. Two quality levels, as
distinguished in environmental policy (National Environmental Policy Plan),
have been adopted as guidelines: General and Specific Environmental Quality
(AMK and BMK respectively). The latter has been defined for nature
conservation only. Quality assessment of entire ecosystems concerns the
measurement of the present state and comparison with the desired state. The
desired state is explicited in terms of 'ecological quality standards'. The
results are presented in AMOEBE-like figures, with for each parameter the
circle as standard, and the present quality as a percentage of the radius.
A first try-out of the method has been elaborated for two ecodistricts ;
the Calcereous Coastal Dunes and the Lowland Peat area.
