Table of Contents – Phoenix, AZ Nov 27-29, 2008
General Agenda
Instructor Biosketches
Powerpoint Slides and Associated Notes
- Introduction
- Planning Steps 1 & 2 (Issues, Planning Criteria)
- Planning Step 3 (Data Collection)
- Planning Step 4 (Analyze Management Situation)
- Planning Step 5 (Formulate Alternatives)
- Planning Step 6 (Effects of Alternatives)
- Planning Steps 7 & 8 (Preferred Alternative, Finalize Plan)
- Planning Step 9 (Monitor, Evaluate)
References
- Glossary of Social and Economic Terms
- Briefing Statement: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (October 22, 2003)
- Miscellaneous Reference Slides with Internet References
- Planning and NEPA training opportunities
Guidance
- BLM Planning Handbook, Appendix D: Social Science Considerations in Land Use Planning Decisions
- BLM IM 2002-164: Guidance to Address Environmental Justice in Land Use Plans/NEPA
- BLM IM 2003-169: Use of the Economic Profile System in Planning and Collaboration
- BLM IB 2005-078: Economic Profile System Workshops Task Order Request
- BLM IM 2006-112: Minimum Qualifications for Socio-economic contractors
- BLM IB 2006-124: Economic Profile System Database Tools
- BLM IB 2007-029: Comments Requested –Desk Guide to Cooperative Agency Relationship
- BLM IB 2007-092: Telephone Survey – BLM Social Science Assessment
- BLM IM 2008-006: Implementation of EO 134443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage & Wildlife
- E-Planning Format for the Analysis of the Management Situation (BLM draft July 10, 2003)
- Principles and Guidelines for Social Impact Assessment in the USA (September 2003)
- A Desk Guide to Cooperating Agency Relationships – 2005
- Checklist for Socio-Economic Analysis in RMPs
- Types and examples of land use decisions
- EPS Pro - General Description
- Social Effects Analysis - Lessons Learned
- Excerpts from Pinedale Draft RMP Comments, June 2007
Current Papers, Articles, Comments to Plans
- Economic & Social Impacts of Oil and Gas Development, Wilderness Society, June 2006
- Comments to Economic & Social Impacts of Oil and Gas Development. Roy Allen
- Scoping Comments to the Malta RMP Planning Team, The Wilderness Society Nov. 2006
- Social-Economic Framework for Public Land Management Planning. Wilderness Society. March 2006
- Boomtown Blues, How Natural Gas Changed the Way of Life in Sublette County,
New Yorker, Feb. 5, 2007
- The New Economy of the West: From Clearcutting to Camping, Sierra Club, August 2007
- Are High Wage Jobs Hazardous to Your Health? Draft John Loomis, et. al.
- Determining Economic Contributions and Impacts, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Watson, et. al.
- Excerpts from Pinedale Draft RMP comments, June 2007
Examples
- Model RFP (Request for Proposal) for Socio-Economic Analysis in BLM Resource Management Planning
- Assessing Your Community: A Workbook for Examining the Characteristics of Your Community (University of Idaho)
- Subsistence Opportunities, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Examples of RMP/EISs - See Supplemental Table of Contents
- Dillion and King Range DEIS and FEIS Documents
EPS Profiles – Burns and Vale Cities; and Malheur County, Oregon
Daily Evaluations