Presentation of RIAM Result
The RIAM Range Values
Conditions have been defined to produce a decision range covering +/- 5 with a zero value and these can be defined as follows:
Range Value | Description of condition |
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E | Major positive change or impact |
D | Significant positive change or impact |
C | Moderate positive change or impact |
B | Positive change or impact |
A | Slight positive change or impact |
N | No change or impact/status quo/not applicable |
-A | Slight negative change or impact |
-B | Negative change or impact |
-C | Moderate negative change or impact |
-D | Significant negative change or impact |
-E | Major negative change or impact |
The RIAM spreadsheet program (download link) provides a colour code for these conditions.

The RIAM results of each of the 4-Circles can also be considered together, especially when comparing development or mitigation options

