SIMULATE LAND USE CHANGE
If you restart the CLUE-S model the new area restriction file should appear in the list
of area restriction files and can be selected for the simulations. Run the model with the
new area restriction file and compare the result with a simulation without protection of
forest resources.
Prepare your own area restriction file based on a hypothetical spatial policy. You can
also prepare area restriction files by delineating areas in ArcView that need to be
converted to grid cells.
Note: If the area restrictions violate the land requirements specified in the ‘land requirements’ file
the model will not succeed in allocating land use changes and stop the simulation. This can occur
when all forest is assumed to be protected while at the same time a decrease in land
requirements for forest is specified.