Newletters (10)
Newsletter: Winter 2013
Research Update: Winter 2012 84% of WUI Lands Undeveloped and New Building Will Drive Fire Costs As part of our ongoing research on fire costs, this new study shows 84 percent of private lands near fire-prone public forests in the West today are undeveloped. Using 2010 Census data we provide both county-by-county and state-level analysis [...]
Newsletter: Fall 2012
Research Update: Fall 2012 Wildfire: Development and Temperature Increase Costs Headwaters Economics has studied wildfires across the West, analyzing how more homes near forests and increasing temperatures have significantly increased future costs and safety risks. Improved Socioeconomic Profiles We’ve made two improvements to our free socioeconomic softwar (EPS-HDT). First, detailed pre-generated county-level reports are available [...]
EPS-HDT: Getting the Economics Right
Headwaters Economics has updated the Economic Profile System-Human Dimensions Toolkit (EPS-HDT) to help decision makers access and analyze large amounts of information about their communities.
County Payments, Jobs, and Forest Health
Future payments are at risk, and Headwaters Economics has written a White Paper to better to understand how possible reforms.
The Clean Energy Economy in the Rockies: Increasing Jobs, Investments, and Production
A new study by Headwaters Economics compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—five states with vast traditional but also significant clean energy resources—are taking advantage of clean energy opportunities to create green jobs.
Wildland Fire: Climate Change and Housing Growth Could Double the Cost of Protecting Homes from Wildfires
The price of fighting forest fires has been increasing substantially, costing taxpayers billions every year.
Economic Profile System: Making Better Economic and Land Management Decisions
The Economic Profile System is a free, easy-to-use software application that produces detailed socioeconomic profiles.
Reports Help Community Leaders Better Understand Costs and Benefits of Fossil Fuel Development
To help community leaders better understand energy’s west-wide impacts, Headwaters Economics is publishing a series of reports, Energy and the West.
New Ways of Seeing Southeast Alaska’s Forests and Economy
Working with the Tongass Futures Roundtable in Southeast Alaska, Headwaters Economics prepared an extensive analysis of the economic challenges and opportunities facing Southeast Alaska.
Home Development on Fire-Prone Lands
More and more people are building homes in the western “wildland urban interface,” the forested areas where housing borders undeveloped public lands.
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