Massachusetts Municipal Profiles

Massachusetts Municipal Profiles

Author: Information Publications, Incorporated

Publisher: Information Publications

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780911273380

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Massachusetts Municipal Profiles contains a one-page profile of every incorporated municipality in the state, alphabetically arranged. The profile pages are laid out in an easy-to-use, three column format, presenting over 100 facts. Categories of information about each municipality include:General Information: including address and phone number of municipal offices; year municipality incorporated; land and water area; and moreVoters & Government Information: including number of Democrats, Republicans and total registered voters; legislative districts; names of local officials; and moreDemographics & Housing: including total population; population by race, gender and age; educational attainment; unemployment and occupation; number of households; number of housing units; number of building permits; and moreSchool System: including School District address and phone; name of Superintendent; grade plan; total enrollment; per pupil expenditure; assessment test results; and moreMunicipal Finance & Taxation: revenues and expenditures for selected items, plus totals; property tax rate and valuation; average tax bill; and morePublic Library: including main library address and phone; name of Librarian; and selected library dataPublic Safety: including names of Police Chief and Emergency Official; number of sworn officers; and selected crime dataAppendices: including comparative tables for municipalities and counties, commonwealth of Massachusetts overview, additional school district information, and state and federal legislators. This title is updated annually from the most recently available government data sources, and contains a complete introduction and explanation of the categories.


Asian Americans

Asian Americans

Author: Information Publications (Firm)

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780929960401

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Asian Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook is a comprehensive, annual statistical reference book. Drawing on the vast information resources of the federal government, they cull the most vital and current facts available on Asian Americans and presents them clearly and understandably. Each book is logically organized into chapters and each chapter contains uniformly formatted tables. Explanatory material appears at the bottom of every table, identifying the parameters of the data and supplying a full bibliographic citation. Each book contains a complete introduction, a glossary defining all specialized terms, and a detailed table of contents and comprehensive index to ensure quick access to all material. The books are updated annuallyEach provides detailed, easy-to-use tables on: Social & Economic Characteristics: marital status; characteristics of family households; interracial couples; farm/metropolitan area residence; living arrangements of children Demographics: population of the fifty largest metropolitan areas; population by age and sex; population projections; population by state of residence Education: school enrollment and teachers; SAT & ACT test scores; high school completion & dropouts; educational attainment; number of degrees conferred Vital Statistics & Health: AIDS cases and deaths; health insurance coverage; births, deaths, life expectancy; usage of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes Crime & Corrections: victimization rates; prison population; drug usage in prisons; prisoners under sentence of death Labor, Employment & Unemployment: labor force participation; employment/unemployment by age and sex; employment by occupation and industry; union membership Earnings, Income, Poverty & Wealth: income of households, families, and persons; mean and median income; income by source and type of income; wages and salaries; housing affordability


Black Americans

Black Americans

Author: Information Publications

Publisher: Information Publications

Published: 2006-05

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780929960418

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Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health

Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health

Author: Juliana A. Maantay

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-03-18

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9400703295

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This book focuses on a range of geospatial applications for environmental health research, including environmental justice issues, environmental health disparities, air and water contamination, and infectious diseases. Environmental health research is at an exciting point in its use of geotechnologies, and many researchers are working on innovative approaches. This book is a timely scholarly contribution in updating the key concepts and applications of using GIS and other geospatial methods for environmental health research. Each chapter contains original research which utilizes a geotechnical tool (Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, GPS, etc.) to address an environmental health problem. The book is divided into three sections organized around the following themes: issues in GIS and environmental health research; using GIS to assess environmental health impacts; and geospatial methods for environmental health. Representing diverse case studies and geospatial methods, the book is likely to be of interest to researchers, practitioners and students across the geographic and environmental health sciences. The authors are leading researchers and practitioners in the field of GIS and environmental health.


Almanac of the 50 States

Almanac of the 50 States

Author: Louise Hornen

Publisher: Information Publications

Published: 2006-04

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9780931845925

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Presents a general overview of every state and the District of Columbia, along with tables of comparative rankings.


Improving Local Government

Improving Local Government

Author: Michiel S. de Vries

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-04-09

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 023028731X

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Local governments encounter many problems, and although there is not one panacea that works internationally, this book argues that there are mechanisms to improve local situations. By drawing on case studies from the developing world, the authors review best practices in good governance.


Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions

Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions

Author: Donald P. Haider-Markel

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 1124

ISBN-13: 0872893774

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Providing expert analysis of government and politics in all 50 states and the U.S. territories, this innovative two-volume reference fills the critical need for information and analysis of the roles and functions of state government through accessible state-by-state and regional overviews of government and politics.