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Title: Southern California Socioeconomic Assessment: Sociodemographic Conditions, Projections, and Quality of Life Indices

Author: Struglia, Rachel; Winter, Patricia l.; Meyer, Andrea

Date: 2003

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-187. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 418 p.

Station ID: GTR-PSW-187

Description: This report summarizes findings from the regional and county socioeconomic assessment conducted for southern California. The 26-county region extends from San Diego to the San Francisco Bay Area. A majority of the state's population resides within this region, which surrounds the four southern California National Forests (Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino). Regional and county descriptions, including histories, population sociodemographics and projections, and quality of life indicators are examined. The information is of use to natural resource and area planners concerned with the implications of social change in the region.

Key Words: socioeconomic assessment, demographic changes, population projections, quality of life indicators, urban growth, southern California

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Front matter and Table of Contents 452 K

Section I. Introduction  912 K

Section II. San Diego Association of Govenrments (SANDAG) 912 K

Section III. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Region 260 K

Section IV. The Central Coastal Region 150 K

Section V. The Central Valley Region 280 K

Section VI. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Region  2.7 MB

Section VII. Assessment Area Summary 320 K

SectionV III. Conclusions 124 K

Appendix 2.4 MB

Citation

Struglia, Rachel; Winter, Patricia l.; Meyer, Andrea  2003.  Southern California Socioeconomic Assessment: Sociodemographic Conditions, Projections, and Quality of Life Indices  Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-187. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 418 p.