FORIA: Forest Impact Analysis - An interactive decision support software providing information on the secondary effects of radiological countermeasures applied in forests

FORIA (Forest Impact Analysis) is a decision support software that provides a synthesis of published information pertaining to the application of radi ological countermeasures in forests and the secondary impacts that may resu lt from their application. By linking relevant key parameters describing th e forest environment and its social and economic roles, with information on the effects of countermeasures on a range of forest features, the potentia l secondary impacts of the countermeasures are indicated, User inputs refin e this generic system to reveal the potential secondary effects of selected countermeasures for specific forest scenarios. FORIA has an Eastern Europe an focus but is applicable to all forest scenarios. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd. All rights reserved.