1.3 START THE SIMULATION
Make sure that all input files are correctly defined (correct input files for Sibuyan Island
are supplied with the DEMO version)
Select an ‘area restriction’ input file
The ‘area restriction’ file indicates which cells of a rectangular grid are part of the casestudy
area and can also contain information on the locations that belong to an area with
restrictions to land use conversion, e.g. a natural park.
Select a ‘land requirements’ (demand) input file
The ‘land requirements’ file contains for each year that is simulated the required area of
the different land use types. These claims can be calculated in other models or can be
based on trend extrapolation and demographic projections. Different land requirements
are possible for different scenarios.
Click ‘Run CLUE’.
The simulations will now start and the status bars show the progress (Figure 10).