The Socioeconomic Impact of Resource Development: Methods for Assessment

ISBN-13: 9780367311315 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 286 str.

Steve H. Murdock; F. Larry Leistritz

Opis

This book examines alternative methods of modelling the economic, demographic, public service, fiscal, and social impacts of major development projects.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction: Dimensions of Impact Assessment -- Economic Impact Assessment -- Demographic Impact Assessment -- Public Service Impact Assessment -- Fiscal Impact Assessment -- Social Impact Assessment -- Interfacing Socioeconomic Dimensions -- Computerized Impact Projection Models -- Use of Assessments in the Policy Process -- Summary, Implications, and Conclusions

O autorze

F. Larry Leistritz is professor of agricultural economics and director of sponsored programs at North Dakota State University. In a study begun in 1973, he conducted extensive research on economic and fiscal impacts of resource development projects. Steven H. Murdock is associate professor of rural sociology at Texas ASM University.