Preliminary evaluation of the benefits of a participatory regional integrated assessment software
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This paper provides a preliminary evaluation of the Regional Impact Simulator a user-friendly, PCbased tool designed with stakeholders for stakeholders wishing to assess the effects of climate and/or socio-economic change on the important sectors and resources in the UK at a regional scale, in particular, impacts to coastal and river flooding, agriculture, water resources and biodiversity. While
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