Scotland has a wealth of wildlife and natural environments which provide a multitude of benefits to the Scottish people on a daily basis. The benefits provided by natural systems in Scotland are estimated to be worth between £21.5 and £23 billion per year and are increasingly recognised at a national level by government policies.

This study assesses the suitability and implications of a range of mechanisms which could be used for compensating landowners/land managers for the implementation of natural flood management measures.

The study assisted the Scottish Government to develop the socio-economic evidence base to inform Scotland's energy planning by identifying those activities that may experience socio-economic impacts as a result of offshore wind, wave and tidal development under the relevant offshore energy plans.

RPA assisted with the preparation of a baseline analysis of related social and economic activity for proposed renewables developments (offshore wind, wave and tidal stream) within Scotland’s Renewable Energy Zone.