SCOPE 5 - Environmental Impact Assessment

A. DEMOGRAPHY 

1. Population size of the community 
(a) Number of inhabitants 
        + = positive relationship up to 500,000; negative above that 

2. Amount of population growth in the community 
(a) Annual amount of growth through natural increase during the past 10 years 
        relation cannot be specified at the present time 
(b) Annual amount of growth through net migration during the past 10 years 
        relation cannot be specified at the present time 

3. Rate of population growth in the community 
(a) Annual percentage rate of growth during the past 10 years 
        + = the closer to 1 % 

4. Degree of urbanization of the county 
(a) Proportion of population in cities of 20,000 or more 
        + = the closer to 60-75% 

5. Population density of the county 
(a) Number of persons per hectare 
        + = the closer to 100 

6. Population concentration of the county 
(a) Proportion of the total population in the, largest urban place 
        + = the closer to 20-50% 

7. Age dependency in the community 
(a) Proportion of the population under 18 and over 65 
        + = the smaller the proportion 

8. Sex ratio of the community 
(a) Ratio of males to females 
        + = closer to 1.0

9. Ethnic composition of the community 
(a) Percent of the population non-white 
        + = the closer to 13% 

10. Family size of persons per household 
        + = the closer to 2.0 

* + for each indicator specifies the condition we provisionally judge most favourable for the quality of social life.

B. ECONOMY 

1. Job opportunities 
(a) Proportion of available unskilled jobs that are vacant 
        + = higher proportion 
(b) Proportion of available semi-skilled jobs that are vacant 
        + = higher proportion 
(c) Proportion of available skilled jobs that are vacant 
        + = higher proportion 
(d) Proportion of available clerical/sales jobs that are vacant 
        + = higher proportion 
(e) Proportion of available managerial jobs that are vacant 
        + = higher proportion 
(f) Proportion of available professional jobs that are vacant 
        + = higher proportion 

2. Job distribution 
(a) Proportion of available jobs that are unskilled 
        + = lower proportion 
(b) Proportion of available jobs that are semi-skilled 
        + = lower proportion 
(c) Proportion of available jobs that are skilled 
        + = higher proportion 
(d) Proportion of available jobs that are clerical/sales 
        + = lower proportion 
(e) Proportion of available jobs that are managerial 
        + = higher proportion 
(f) Proportion of available jobs that are professional 
        + = higher proportion 

3. Gross county product size 
(a) Gross county income per year 
        + = greater amount 

4. Gross county product growth 
(a) Annual percentage rate of growth in gross county income during past 10 years 
        + = higher rate 

5. Employment level 
(a) Proportion of the labour force that is employed 
        + = greater the proportion

6. Participation in the labour force 
(a) Proportion of women in the labour force 
        + = greater the proportion 
(b) Proportion of persons age 65 or older in the labour force 
        + = greater the proportion 

7. Property tax base 
(a) Total value of assessed real property 
        + = higher amount 
(b) Total value of assessed personal property 
        + = higher amount 

8. Financial inflow from federal government 
(a) Amount of federal revenue sharing funds received per year 
        + = greater amount 
(b) Amount of direct federal aid to impacted areas received per year 
        + = greater amount 
(c) Amount of other federal monies received per year 
        + = greater amount 

9. Price level 
(a) Consumer price index for the community 
        + = lower the index 

10. Public revenues 
(a) Total revenues collected by all community governmental units in past year
        + = greater amount 

C. SOCIAL STRUCTURE 

1. Educational attainment 
(a) Median educational attainment of persons age 25 or older 
        + = higher attainment 

2. Socio-economic status 
(a) Mean occupational status of the work force 
        + = high status 
(b) Median gross family income 
        + = high income 

3. Housing availability 
(a) Number of unoccupied dwelling units per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 

4. Housing space 
(a) Mean dwelling unit size per person 
        + = greater space 
(b) Proportion of dwelling units that are single-family detached 
        + = high proportion

5. Residential stability 
(a) Mean length of occupancy of all dwelling units 
        + = greater length 
(b) Proportion of all dwelling units that are owner occupied 
        + = higher proportion 

6. Mass media coverage 
(a) Combined circulation per capita of all local newspapers 
        + = high circulation 
(b) Number of television channels in the area 
        + = greater number 

7. Civic association extensiveness ( e.g., business, professional, fraternal, service, educational, ethnic, and political associations) 
(a) Number of associations per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 

8. Civic association participation 
(a) Total membership per capita in all such associations 
        + = higher number 

9. Political participation 
(a) Proportion of eligible persons who are registered 
        + = higher proportion 
(b ) Turnout rate in local elections during previous year 
        + = higher rate 

10. Local government size 
(a) Total number of community governmental employees per 1,000 population 
        + = higher number 
(b) Total programme budget of all community governmental units per capita  
        + = greater amount 

D. PUBLIC SERVICES 

1. Public education 
(a) Mean class size (students per classroom) 
        + = low number 
(b) Mean student-teacher ratio  
        + = low ratio 
(c) Mean educational level of teachers 
        + = high level 
(d) Total educational expenditures per student per year 
        + = greater amount 

2. Medical care 
(a) Hospital beds per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Total hospital expenditures per capita per year 
        + = greater amount
(c) Number of mental health clinics per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(d) Number of physicians per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(e) Number of dentists per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(f) Number of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 

3. Public health 
(a) Total local governmental expenditures on public health per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 
(b) Number of public health workers (excluding sanitation) per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(c) Number of sanitation employees per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 

4. Fire protection 
(a) Number of fire employees per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Total local government expenditures on fire protection per capita  
        + = greater amount 
(c) Fire protection classification of the community 
        + = higher the classification 

5. Police protection 
(a) Number of police employees per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Total local government expenditures on police protection per capita  
        + = higher proportion 
(c) Proportion of all cases cleared by arrest 
        + = higher proportion 

6. Public transportation 
(a) Total expenditures for public transport of all kinds per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 
(b) Number of kilometres of scheduled bus routes per capita  
        + = greater number 
(c) Number of buses per capita  
        + = greater number 
(d) Total expenditures for street maintenance per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 

7. Legal services 
(a) Number of attorneys per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Total budgets of legal services centres  per capita  
        + = greater amount
(c) Median months to trial in criminal cases 
        + = lower number 
(d) Median months to trial in civil cases 
        + = lower number 

8. Social services 
(a) Total number of professionals in all social service agencies per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Total budgets of all social service agencies per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 
(c) number of social service agencies per 1 ,000 population 
        + = larger number 

9. Recreational facilities 
(a) Number of movie theatres per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Hectares of public parks per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(c) Total governmental expenditures for parks and recreational facilities per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 
(d) Total governmental expenditures for recreational programmes and activities per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 

10. Cultural facilities 
(a) number of books in municipal public library per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(b) Total budgets of all major museurns per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 
(c) number of publicly sponsored cultural courses per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 

E. SOCIAL WELL-BEING 

1. Lack of crime and deliquency 
(a) number of violent crimes per 1,000 population per year 
        + = low number 
(b) Number of property crimes per 1,000 population per year 
        + = low number 
(c) Number of serious deliquency violations per 1,000 population per year 
        + = low number 

2. Lack of alcohol and drug abuse 
(a) Number of people treated for alcoholism or drug abuse by hospitals per 1 ,000 population per year 
        + = low number
(b) Number of contacts made with alcohol and drug abuse programmes per 1 ,000 population per year 
        + = low number 

3. Lack of physical and mental illness 
(a) Hospitalization rate for physical or mental illness per 1,000 population per year 
        + = low number 
(b ) Number of disability days per year per capita  
        + = low number 
(c) Suicide rate per 1,000 population per year 
        + = 1ow number 

4. Lack of racial or sexual discrimination 
(a) Ratio of black to white unemployment rates 
        + = 1.0 ratio
(b ) Ratio of black to white family income 
        + = 1.0 ratio 
(c) Ratio of female to male unemployment rates 
        + = 1.0 ratio 
(d) Ratio of female to male income 
        + = 1.0 ratio 

5. Lack of family disruption 
(a) Number of divorces filed for per 1,000 population per year 
        + = 1ow number 
(b ) Proportion of all families with only one adult 
        + = low number 

6. Lack of educational difficulties 
(a) Rate of school dropouts per 1,000 students per year 
        + = low rate 
(b ) Mean score of all students on national achievement tests, compared to national averages 
        + = ratio of 1.0 or higher 
(c) Functional illiteracy (less than five years of education) rate per 1,000 population 
        + = low rate 

7. Lack of employment difficulties 
(a) Cross labour turnover rate per year 
        + = low rate 
(b ) Proportion of unemployment compensation recipients exceeding maximum benefits 
        + = low proportion 

8. Lack of poverty 
(a) Proportion of all families below the official poverty line 
        + = low proportion 
(b ) Proportion of all families receiving public welfare 
        + = low proportion

9. lack of sub-standard housing 
(a) Proportion of housing units classified as dilapidated 
        + = low proportion 
(b) Proportion of housing units without plumbing 
        + = low proportion 

10. lack of public violence 
(a) Number of riots or similar events per year 
        + = low number 
(b) Number of deaths and serious injuries due to riots or similar events per 1,000 population per year 
        + = low number 
(c) Amount of property damage due to riots or similar events per capita per year 
        + = low amount 

F. COLLECTIVE RESPONSES (directly or indirectly related to the event being investigated) 

1. Public issues 
(a) Number of public issues that receive extensive mass media attention per year 
        + = greater number 
(b) Number of public interest lawsuits filed per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 
(c) Number of appeals to governmental decisions per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 

2. Organizational activities 
(a) Number of organizations making public statements on issues or problems per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 
(b) Amount of financial contributions by organizations to programmes or other activities per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 
(c) Number of programmes or other activities initiated by organizations per 1 ,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 

3. Political activities 
(a) Number of petitions and initiatives filed per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 
(b) Number of political movements or ad hoc political groups created per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 
(c) Number of political protests and demonstrations per year 
        + = greater number

4. Governmental programmes 
(a) Number of new governmental programmes or activities initiated per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 
(b ) Number of existing governmental programmes or activities expanded per 1,000 population per year 
        + = greater number 
( c ) Amount of increased expenditures for new or expanded governmental programmes or activities per capita per year 
        + = greater amount 

5. Community planning 
(a) Existence of a planning department in the local government 
        + = yes 
(b) Number of employees in local planning department per 1,000 population 
        + = greater number 
(c) Total budget of local planning department per capita per year 
        + = greater amount