... paradigm’ in Thomas Kuhn’s (Kuhn, 1970) point of view. In view of the above investigation, integration is tentatively interpreted as an act or a process of joining or combining something with ... five different types of integration within the framework of Integrated Assessment Modelling (IAM). These are integrations of disciplines, of models, of scales, of issues, and of stakeholders. Scrase ... something else. The integrated approach is a way of perceiving and solving problems by integrating information, scientific disciplines, tools, interests and other aspects in a systemic way in...