Tourism A series of publications on the economic impacts of tourism on a community including cost-benefit analysis published by the Western Rural Development Center. Conducted every five years, it includes data from 800,000 statistically selected locations on land cover, land use, soil erosion, prime farmland soils, wetlands, habitat diversity, and other natural resources information. The assessment provides an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the current federal data system, and recommendations for improving the relevance, timeliness, and accessibility of socioeconomic data for research and practice. The report was funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. This report analyzes the problems renters looking for affordable housing are likely to face in the private rental market.
Data is available for every county in the nation.
Cushing N. Dolbeare, National Low Income Housing Coalition, September 1999. Additional resources on low income housing issues. The SC Digest , a part of the Jim Self Center on the Future of the STI Web site contains many related publications.