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TARGET GROUPS & APPLICATION FIELDS
Research institutions
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Simulation of land use change (manually or automatically with the help of transition probabilities, simulation of |
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time steps, intersection of data layers) |
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Investigation of land use change (integration of various driving factors, analysis of influencing factors) |
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Evaluation of effects of land use change on the provision of ecosystem services |
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Generation of maps of ecosystem service potentials |
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Special analyses (estimation of soil erosion, ompact of landsape structure, investigation of biomass potentials) |
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Support in policy impact assessment (simulation of planning and governance intruments, partizipatory scenario development) |
Regional planners and planning offices
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Timesaving simulation of planning scenarios and identification of the most beneficial planning alternative(s) |
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Time saving in spatial planning by easy visualization of optimal planning scenarios in participatory processes |
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Visualization of effects of sptial planning
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Municipalities
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Support in consensus-building in planning processes |
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Cost-effective simulation of possible scenarios in early stages of planning processes |
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Identification of fields of conflicts |
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Communication support in civic involvements
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Educational institutions and schools
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Support in sensibilization regarding mechanisms of actions in ecosystems and landscapes
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Introduction of geographic information systems for children and young people |
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Playful knowledge transfer in „learning by doing“ |
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