SBEDP- Publications

PUBLICATIONS- SBEDP

The publications offered below provide detailed background of the South
Bay Economic Partnership, the region it serves, and information topical to key initiatives leading to informed decision making.

Opinions expressed in the various publications do not necessarily reflect those of the SBEDP board of directors or its investors.

2001 South Bay Economic Forecast

Developed by Jack Kyser and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) economic research staff, this document provides basic regional economic data fulfilling most top level economic data requirements.
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DAUM 2001 South Bay Real Estate Study


Heart of Gold (Executive Summary)

Heart of Gold is the first research report to attempt to define and to assess
comprehensive strengths and weaknesses of the bioscience community of
Southern California. (Download the complete report at www.larta.org)
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Outsmarting Sprawl's Impacts

Concern about the impacts of urban growth on communities and the environment has prompted legislatures in many states to develop new programs to protect open space, constrain land development, and initiate planning law reform.
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Sprawl Hits The Wall

For more than a century, Los Angeles has been regarded as an exception to the rules governing American urban growth. Starting out as a region with little or no apparent urban potential, Southern California has grown with remarkable speed into one of the world's most important metropolitan areas. At the beginning of the 21st Century, the region faces new challenges that inevitably accompany emergence from a short, turbulent metropolitan adolescence. These challenges require a new way of seeing ourselves and our city-region, and fresh ways of working together to confront them.
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What It Takes To Be A High Tech State

Despite a current slow down in high tech, most states continue to gain jobs and investment. Here's a look at the leaders in high-tech growth.
By MaryEllen McCandless, Donna Clapp, & Karim Khan August 2001
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South Bay Economic Development Partnership

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The Follies of Smart Growth

Oregon's experience suggests "anti-sprawl" strategies worsen the problems they are intended to solve.
By Randal O'Toole- Thoreau Institute
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Suburbs and the Census

    Patterns of Growth and Decline A December 2001 report from the Brooking Institution Center on Urban & Metropolitan Policy.
    By William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips
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South Bay Regional Economic Development Principles


The South Bay by Choice

A downloadable brochure briefly describing the Partnership, its goals and objectives.
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South Bay Profile

    A word picture of the South Bay by California State University, Dominguez Hills School of Business and Public Administration.
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A 2002 South Bay Workforce Perspective


California 2001 Occupational Outlook

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Cities Under Pressure: Local Growth Controls and Residential Development Policy

Review of South Bay Key Industry Clusters

Adobe PDF file.
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