Department of Economics
MapInfo Projects
GIS Workstation
II.
Regional Economics
III. Hudson River Foundation Grant
IV. Other Projects
I.
I. GIS Workstation
 MapInfo Professional on 6 desktops
 TargetPro and Street works
 New York State socioeconomic
database
 1998
census projections for all counties,
zips, census blocks, census tracts, MSAs,
etc.
 1998 cluster code data
II. Regional Economics
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Course developed in Fall of 1999 with
Rensselaer Strategic Investment grant
 Studied capital district economies
GIS characterization of county economy
2. Input-Output model of study counties,
using IMPLAN database (1995, 1997)
3. Scenario analysis
1.
Student projects:
 Core-Periphery model of regional dev.
 State Museum in Downtown Albany
 Proposed Albany Canal Development
 Local vs. Export Industry Base
 Ethic Concentration in Saratoga Cty.
 Employment Multipliers and Volatility
 Aging Population of Saratoga County
 N.Y. Thruway Impact on Housing
 Walmart, Leak Plugging, and Quality of Life
 Expanding the Arts in Troy
 Central Place Theory, Troy
 City Infrastructure and Urban Renewal
III. Hudson River Foundation
Land-use
characteristics (GIS)
Economy
(SAM)
Ecosystem
health or
integrity
Driving forces
(a focus of this study)
Inputs to production
(traditional)
Input-Output Sub-Model
Intermediate
Production
+
Value
Added
=
Total
Input
+
Final
Demand
=
Total
Output
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Wetlands outlined in green
Socio-Ec onomic Sub-Model
Scenerios
SAM_Multipli ers
Land_Demand
Sectoral_Economic_Growth
Sectoral_Economic_Decl ine
Population
Growth
Loss
GIS Land-Us e Sub-Model
Land_Demand
Scenerios
Land_Built
Land_Reclamation
Building
T otal_Land_Inventory
Real_Estate_Attributes
Population
Growth
Loss
GIS Land-Us e Sub-Model
Land_Demand
Scenerios
Land_Built
Land_Reclamation
T otal_Land_Inventory
Real_Estate_Attributes
Building
Buildable_Land
Geophysical_Attibutes
Land_Use_Location
Land_Use_T ype
Land_Biophysical_Charac teristics
Ec os y st em
Sub-Model
Scenerios
Ecosystem_Impact
Land_Development_Loading
Aquatic_Dynamics
Land_Use_Zoning
Land_Built
Real_Estate_Attributes
Building
Land_Reclamation
Buildable_Land
Geophysical_Attibutes
Land_Use_Location
Land_Use_T ype
Land_Biophysical_Charac teristics
Land_Use_Zoning
Ec os y st em
Sub-Model
Scenerios
Ecosystem_Impact
Land_Development_Loading
Aquatic_Dynamics
Physicochemical_Parameters
Storm_Events
Water_Flow
Functional_Integretity
Biotic_Integrity
Ecosystem_Impact
Land_Use_Location
Land_Use_T ype
Land_Biophysical_Charac teristics
IV. Other Projects
 Waterfront development in Albany
 Land-use planning in the Catskill
Mountains
 Core-Periphery model of urban growth
 Regional Economics – Fall 2001