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Mobile Home Living In Boise: Its Uncertain Future And Alarming Decline, College Of Social Sciences And Public Affairs, Boise State University, Jim Birdsall, Susan Emerson, Molly K. Humphreys, Susan Mason, Kevin Nehila, Roy Rodenhiser, Todd Shallat

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In a city of 211,000, in a county where one in five earn less than the $10 an hour required to afford a modest apartment, one in twenty-five houses is a steel-framed aluminum home. An estimated 5,412 Boiseans occupy 2,706 manufactured houses in 50 mobile home parks. Half are seniors with a median annual income of $20,000. Most are female. Nearly half have a chronic medical condition. One in four rent space in a park listed for sale or slated for redevelopment. At least 900 have been evicted since the peak of the real estate boom in 2004. In September …

Vancouver: A City On The Edge, John Madden

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Planning For Sustainable Growth – Calgary, Alberta, Glen Radway

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Putting Communities In Motion Into Action, Susan G. Mason

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Public Perceptions About Local Option Taxes And Issues Related To Mass Transit, Public Policy Center, Boise State University

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Public opinion surveys indicate that Idaho citizens are supportive of local option taxes when subject to local voter approval for funding mass transportation. Mass transit is viewed favorably where it is feasible, especially in the urban areas. A cohort of citizens currently use mass transit, and at current gasoline prices of $2 - $3 per gallon, 16% of Idaho citizens would consider public transportation.

Opinions On Health Care, Public Policy Center, Boise State University

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Comparison between National insurance coverage and Idaho insurance coverage.

Idaho Energy Policy Survey 2007, Social Science Research Center, Boise State University

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513 adults in Idaho households representing six geographic regions were surveyed between December 11th, 2006 to January 5th, 2007. Telephone calls, interviews, data collection and preparation were made by Clearwater Research.

Wolves In Idaho, Public Policy Center, Boise State University

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2006 Governor’S Summit On Aging: The Coming Of Age, Susan G. Mason, Mason, Barrett & Hill

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Idaho National Laboratory Awareness And Perception Survey Of Idahoans, Social Science Research Center, Boise State University

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The SSRC at Boise State University conducted a survey of Idahoans to identify public attitudes and perceptions regarding a variety of issues important to the Idaho National Laboratory.

Energy Policy Issues, Social Science Research Center, Boise State University

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534 adults in Idaho households representing six geographic regions were surveyed between November 3 & December 4th, 2005. Telephone calls, interviews, data collection and preparation were made by Clearwater Research.

Treasure Valley State Of The Region Report: A Preliminary View Of Performance Indicators, Institute For Urban And Regional Planning, Boise State University, Gregory C. Hill, Susan G. Mason, Jim Weatherby

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The Treasure Valley State of the Region Report, while preliminary, describes the Boise- Nampa MSA using 49 indicators on social, economic, fiscal and environmental aspects of the region. Comparisons using the indicators are also made with peer regions in the Western United States. The rapid increase in growth in the Treasure Valley warrants a comprehensive look at the region. The Institute of Urban and Regional Planning in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State University initiated the production of this report to meet this need.

This report was assembled by faculty and graduate students in an …

Assessment Of Idahoans With Disabilities: State Independent Living Council Survey, Social Science Research Center, Boise State University

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The data for the survey of Idahoans with disabilities for the State Independent Living Council (SILC) was collected between December 12th, 2004 and January 4th, 2005 by Clearwater Research of Boise, Idaho. The Social Science Research Center at Boise State University was contracted by SILC to coordinate the survey for the council. Funding was provided by SILC and the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Troubled Water: Exploring Solutions For The Western Water Crisis, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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On April 19 and 20, 2005, the Andrus Center for Public Policy and the Idaho Statesman convened a conference, entitled Troubled Water, on the campus of Boise State University. Its purpose was to explore solutions for the Western water crisis. The conference was organized around the premise that in the 21st Century, water scarcity will reshape the West’s economy, growth, agriculture, environment, and recreation opportunities. In addition, access to clean water will be a global issue of huge importance.

Troubled Water: Exploring Solutions For The Western Water Crisis, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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Usda Forest Service: The Next 100 Years, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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Usda Forest Service: The Next 100 Years, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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The U.S. Forest Service is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. It will host a national congress in early January of 2005, exactly 100 years after the first Forest Congress and subsequent to holding a series of regional conferences throughout the country. On November 18-19, 2004, the Andrus Center for Public Policy, the Idaho Statesman, and the Forest Service presented one of those conferences in Boise, Idaho. The topics for this conference were wildland fire and forest health.

15th Annual Idaho Public Policy Survey, Social Science Research Center, Boise State University

Annual Idaho Public Policy Surveys

Annually, the SSRC conducts a survey of Idahoans to identify public policy opinions and concerns. The study is provided to public officials and interested citizens. 517 adults in Idaho households representing six geographic regions were surveyed via telephone between November 5 and December 1, 2003. The survey standard error is +/- 4.3% at a 95% Confidence Interval for the total population.

A Challenge Still Unmet: A Critical Assessment Of The Policy Response To Wildland Fire: The Fires Next Time, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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After the historic 2000 fire season, the Andrus Center for Public Policy and the Idaho Statesman convened a conference, The Fires Next Time, which brought together fire experts, state and local officials, the insurance industry, timber executives, and environmentalists. We wanted answers to the vexing dilemma: how to change policy to begin to prevent these almost annual catastrophic fires. Those discussions brought a remarkable degree of consensus. Everyone agreed that we must shift from a federal policy that reacts to fire to one that adopts proactive measures to reduce fire threats to western communities. Three years later, it is painfully …

Freedom & Secrecy: Trading Liberty For Security?, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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In the post-September 11th world, are Americans trading their liberty for their security? How does an open society reconcile the inevitable clash that occurs when our notions of freedom come into conflict with a government’s desire for secrecy? Those issues were the focus of a major conference on October 2, 2003 in Boise, sponsored jointly by the Andrus Center for Public Policy, the Frank Church Institute, and the Idaho Statesman. The day-long conference featured presentations from nationally-syndicated columnist David Broder, former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, and former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton. Also participating was a group of current and …

Freedom & Secrecy: Trading Liberty For Security, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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Lane Environmental Lecture, Cecil D. Andrus

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Building Credibility: Using Hypothetical Discussion To Examine Media Coverage, Rocky Barker

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Dateline: The West, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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A day-long conference, Dateline: The West, was held December 6, 2002 at Boise State University and was presented by the Andrus Center for Public Policy, the Idaho Statesman, and the Gannett Co. Pacific Group. The purpose of the gathering was to explore how news organizations make decisions about what to report and why, and how those decisions, in turn, affect public opinion and public policy decisions, which are often made far from the west.

Dateline: The West, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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Keynote Address: River Management Society Symposium, Cecil D. Andrus

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Getting Together In Idaho: A Survey Of Six Collaborative Efforts On Public Lands, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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Collaborative groups -- loosely defined as groups of people working together to achieve a common purpose and share resources – are emerging in Idaho and around the West.ⁱ Collaborative groups often form where there are intense and complex conflicts over natural resource management. Often these conflicts spin off into lawsuits, lost jobs and frequently, fractured community relationships. Many people are turning to each other, believing “there has to be a better way.”

Federal agencies, largely the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), manage about two-thirds of the land in Idaho. On these federal lands, collaborative partners …

Sustainable Management Of The National Forests, Dale N. Bosworth

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Rural Idaho: Challenged To Change, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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On November 8 and 9, 2001, city, county, state, and federal officials; farmers; ranchers; reporters; environmentalists; and a wide variety of interested citizens met at Albertson College of Idaho to discuss the future of rural Idaho. They were brought together, in the words of the Andrus Center chairman, Cecil Andrus, “to focus on the challenges that we face in rural Idaho and on the solutions that just might be available to us.” Carolyn Washburn, Executive Editor of the Idaho Statesman, described the conference goal: “to find options that not only bring jobs and money but that also honor the traditions …

Rural Idaho: Challenged To Change, Andrus Center For Public Policy

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