LINKING HETEROGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FOR MULTIPURPOSE APPLICATIONS:
A CONCEPTUAL SUPERSTRUCTURE
by
Benking, Heiner, FAW Ulm, Germany
Judge, Anthony J.N., Union of International Associations,
Brussels, Belgium; and
Uhlir, Paul, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., USA
Extract of chapters of original research proposal/ concept from 1993
I. A:
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND RATIONALE FOR PAPER/CONCEPT
1. Increasing
complexity of multidimensional problems and resulting need to integrate
diverse data and information
sources in resolving problems must be: a) disciplinary (all disciplines), b. Intersectorial (gov., industry, academia, public), c)
international (even for local or national problems there are usually some international dimensions)
2.
Proliferation of databases and digital information at all these levels make
finding, understanding, and
using all of the relevant information extremely difficult, if not
impossible,
3. Numerous barriers to effective integration exist a)
Examples...
4. Imperative to Overcome these barriers
B: STATEMENT OF THE SOLUTION C:
ORGANIZATION
II. DESCRIPTION
OF CONCEPT
A Conceptual Superstructure or Scaffolding ....
Other Attempts/Models
Potential Applications, Examples, Why not worked/have
been insufficient
Why this is different
III. POTENTIAL
APPLICATIONS, In research, Policymaking, Business Planning,
Education,...
Examples, Summary, E: Summary of broad
applicability
IV. IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE CONCEPT, A:, B:
V. CONCLUSION
AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS