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Environmental Statistics—A Personal View

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The field of environmental statistics is one of rapid growth at the moment. Environmental decisionmaking is prevalent in much of the world, and politicians and other decision makers are requesting new tools for understanding the state of the environment. In this paper, three case studies involving water pollution, air pollution, and climate change assessment are presented, together with brief descriptions some other areas of environmental statistics. A discussion of future directions of the field concludes the paper. Le domaine des statistiques environnementales est en developpement très rapide. Dans la plupart des pays, on a très souvent besoin de prendre des dècisions relatives à l'environnement. Ainsi, politiciens et autres décideurs demandent de nouveaux instruments pour comprendre l'état de l'environnement. Dans cet article, on présente trois études de cas concernant la pollution de l'eau et de l'air et le changement de climat, accompagiés par des descriptions courtes d'autres domaines relatifs aux statistiques environnementales. On conclut par une discussion sur des directions futures dans le domaine.

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  • Peter Guttorp, 2003. "Environmental Statistics—A Personal View," International Statistical Review, International Statistical Institute, vol. 71(2), pages 169-179, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:istatr:v:71:y:2003:i:2:p:169-179
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2003.tb00191.x
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