Founded: 1985
Full Time: 6
Part Time: 0
Budget: 48,000.00
Director: Dr. Robert Gramling
P.O. Box 43530
Lafayette, LA 70504-3530
Telephone: 337/482-5375 FAX: 337/482-5374 E-Mail: gramling@louisiana.edu
Research Areas:
A. The primary mission of the Center for
Socioeconomic research is to support and facilitate basic
socioeconomic research, primarily in the areas of social and
cultural impact assessment, occupational systems, and
environmental sociology.
B. A Second mission of the Center is to disseminate and
facilitate the use of new information and research techniques
developed as a result of A (above) at the national, regional, and
local level.
C. A third mission is to provide support for, and cooperate with
research endeavors which approach problems from a
multi-disciplinary perspective, based on A & B above.
Anticipating Socioeconomic Effects of Louisiana Coastal Restoration projects. Governor's Applied Coastal Research and Development Program. $116,106. 2003- 2005
Use of Science in Gulf of Mexico Decision Making Involving Climate Change $1,500,000 2001-2004, Environmental Protection Agency. 2001-2004
Areas of Expertise:
Special Capabilities and Facilities:
The Center has broad experience in socioeconomic impact assessment (assessing the impacts, or potential impacts, of projects, laws and policy), with concentrations on environmental, martime, fisheries, medical/mental health and community and organizational analysis.
Research Equipment:
State of the art PCs and Software
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