Coordinator
Martin van Ittersum (University of Wageningen, NL)

Duration
January 2005 - December 2008

Description
SEAMLESS is an Integrated project launched in 2005, entitled "System for Environmental and Agricultural Modelling; Linking European Science and Society" and coordinated by the Univ Wageningen with 30 participants (from thirteen European countries, Mali and the USA).

The Integrated Project SEAMLESS aims at the generation of an integrated framework with computer models and approaches for ex-ante assessment of alternative agricultural and environmental policy options for sustainable development in Europe. The project has been set up in response to a research and policy need formulated by the European Commission. It proposes an integrated and operational framework, SEAMLESS-IF. This computer system will include quantitative models that simulate effects of the biophysical environment and economic developments, next to procedures that enable assessment of the qualitative aspects such as quality of life and visual landscape quality. The latest developments in Information Technology (IT) will facilitate the integration of models from a wide range of scientific domains. Interactive identification of the key indicators (e.g. for environmental pollution, economic performance or social acceptability) that can capture the relevant information associated with specific policy questions will be crucial.

WP0 IP coordination
WP1 Conceptualisation and integration
WP2 Indicators
WP3 Quantitative tools and models
WP4 Databases
WP5 SEAMFRAME software
WP6 Testing and improving
WP7 User involvement and dissemination

More at: http://www.seamless-ip.org/