Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Despite current developments, model integration is not a new approach. The
combining of models and GIS has been done for many years. Appropriate integra-
tion means coupling model approaches of single subsystems to a holistic model that
describes the systems as a whole. Appropriate integration also means integrating
characteristics of the systems like dynamics and spatial distribution, indicating and
evaluating the states and impacts of the systems. Moreover, appropriate integration
helps to explicitly define goals, methods and paradigms of the integration process.
