Urban policy and the census / Heather MacDonald, Alan Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, Heather I. (Heather Isabella), 1960-

Contributor:

Peters, Alan H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

United States.

American community survey.

United States--Census.

Genre:

Census data.

Physical Description:

xii, 178 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Redlands, Calif. : Esri Press, 2011.

Summary:

Intended for policy makers and researchers involved with resource and program distribution and urban planning, this guide examines new methodologies employed by the US Census and provides practical advice on adapting existing planning processes and using GIS techniques to get the most out of updated, but often confusing, demographic data. The volume begins with an overview of the US Census and the new American Community Survey and presents discussion on topics such as data interpretation, analyzing demographic and social data, housing data, economic data, transportations and interpretation structures. The work includes numerous full-color maps and tables. MacDonald is a professor of planning at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and Peters is a professor of planning at the University of New South Wales. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction to the U.S. census

Mapping continuous measures : the American community survey

Interpretation and communication

Analyzing demographic and social data

Analyzing housing data

Analyzing economic data

Analyzing transportation data

Making sense of the data.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-172) and index.

ISBN:

9781589482227

1589482220

OCLC:

676727488