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Polygon Explorer For Massachusetts Data: Initial Report, Center For Economic Development
Polygon Explorer For Massachusetts Data: Initial Report, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Polygon Explorer is a program written for Macintosh computers that links data stored in standard spreadsheet formats with a geographic database. It differs from similar programs such as MapInfo and ArcView in that it provides a statistical visualization capability in the form of bar charts, histograms, scatterplots, and other views, and further these views are linked to one another so that any action in one view results highlighting in other views.
Polygon Explorer was initially developed with the support of funding from the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, and parts of a donation form the Environmental Systems Research Institute and a …
Connecticut River 2020 Project: Cost And Economic Impact Analysis, Center For Economic Development
Connecticut River 2020 Project: Cost And Economic Impact Analysis, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This project addresses the following issues:
1) Analysis of the cost of abating water pollution sources contaminating the Lower Connecticut River for the communities of Agawam, Chicopee, Holyoke, Ludlow, South Hadley, Springfield, and West Springfield.
2) Analysis of the impact of water pollution abatement measures on the economy of Hamden and Hampshire Counties.
3) Analysis of the impact of additional economic development on Hamden and Hampshire Counties resulting from an improved river resource.
4) Assessment and analysis of increased recreational activities resulting from a cleaner river resource.
The research was conducted by the Center for Economic Development at the University …
Greenways As Vehicles For Social Expression, Center For Economic Development
Greenways As Vehicles For Social Expression, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Traditionally, the recognized functions of greenways include water resource protection and pollution abatement, riparian habitat enhancement and biodiversity, flood hazard reduction, recreation, environmental education, noise attenuation, microclimate enhancement (cooling and pollution abatement), and the reduction of bank erosion and downstream sedimentation (Platt, 1992). Phil Lewis simply prefers to think of greenways as environmental corridors, which he dubs "E-ways," for the four main purposes of environment, ecology, education, and exercise (1990). In this paper a fifth "e" purpose of expression will be suggested.
As a beginning four different ways of promoting expression will be illustrated with examples. These means will include …
Mill Reuse Potential The Draper Mill Complex Hopedale, Massachusetts, Center For Economic Development
Mill Reuse Potential The Draper Mill Complex Hopedale, Massachusetts, Center For Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this study was to determine the reuse potential of the 1. 7 million square foot Draper Mill in Hopedale, Massachusetts. The study was undertaken at the request of the Hopedale Industrial Development Committee. Their goal was to develop a means of diversifying the community's tax base. When the Draper Mill was in full operation approximately sixty percent (60%) of the Town's taxes were paid by the Mill. Today, with the Mill empty, ninety percent (90%) of the Town's taxes come from residential uses. The Committee sought to develop a means to diversify Hopedale's tax base and thus …