Modelstructuur voor de milieudruk door consumptie
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nl
Date
2001-09-28
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Title
Modelstructuur voor de milieudruk door
consumptie
Translated Title
Model structure for environmental pressure due to
consumption
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Abstract
De studie maakt deel uit van het Strategisch Onderzoek
van het RIVM. Er is een modelstructuur ontwikkeld waarmee scenario's van
consumptie en de hieraan gerelateerde milieudruk worden ontworpen. De
centrale eenheid van dit modellensysteem is het consistentiemodel.
Uitgangspunt bij het ontwerp van het consistentiemodel was, dat het
consumptiegedrag van de mens moet passen binnen randvoorwaarden, zoals tijd,
geld en ruimte. In het rapport is de consistentie tussen uitgaven en de
financiele randvoorwaarde uitgewerkt. Daarnaast is consumptie gekoppeld aan
het directe en indirecte energiegebruik van consumptie middels
energie-intensiteiten. Hierdoor kan het energiegebruik worden geanalyseerd.
Met het operationele prototype kan ook de invloed van specifieke
beleidsmaatregelen en van technische verbeteringen bij de productie worden
geanalyseerd. In het prototype is het rebound-effect van een efficientere
productie verdisconteerd in het consumptiepatroon. Een andere toepassing
van de centrale eenheid is het gebruik voor het ontwerpen van
consumptiescenario's.
Environmental pressure has been approached by many experts as being a result of population, prosperity and technological efficiency. A research project has been set up to develop a model structure for constructing consumption scenarios and determining the energy requirement of the inhabitants of the Netherlands for these scenarios. In the model, consumption is determined by economic growth, demographic changes, sociocultural developments, technological enhancement and policy measures, rather than behaviour related to one specific component of consumption. Because analyses of consumption and implications of specific policy measures require a detailed level of information on expenditures, environmental pressure and their interrelationships, we also considered a detailed level of consumption components. The starting point of the research has been to fit human behaviour within boundaries like time, money and available space. A system of models has been developed, in which several kinds of models are found for consumption, including a central unit. This report gives an overview of the models in this system and the relationships between several models.
Environmental pressure has been approached by many experts as being a result of population, prosperity and technological efficiency. A research project has been set up to develop a model structure for constructing consumption scenarios and determining the energy requirement of the inhabitants of the Netherlands for these scenarios. In the model, consumption is determined by economic growth, demographic changes, sociocultural developments, technological enhancement and policy measures, rather than behaviour related to one specific component of consumption. Because analyses of consumption and implications of specific policy measures require a detailed level of information on expenditures, environmental pressure and their interrelationships, we also considered a detailed level of consumption components. The starting point of the research has been to fit human behaviour within boundaries like time, money and available space. A system of models has been developed, in which several kinds of models are found for consumption, including a central unit. This report gives an overview of the models in this system and the relationships between several models.
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