Population Health
This indicator measures population, population growth rates, projected population, infant mortality, life expectancy and average family income in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin. The indicator also describes income dependence on traditional sectors such as forestry, fishing and mining in the Georgia Basin.

References

1. Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division and BC Census. <http://www.ofm.wa.gov> and <http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca>

2. "Younger People Continue to Migrate to the Central Puget Sound Region." <http://www.psrc.org/datapubs/pubs/view/0505.htm>

3. Artibise, A.,Condon, B., and Gill, W. "Cascadia: Shared Visions and Strategic Alliances in a Cross-Border Region." Simon Fraser University. <http://www.isop.ucla.edu/profmex/volume2/4summer97/chap2.html>

4. <http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/rda/research/9/62.shtm> and correspondence from Dr. Laurie Cawthon, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research and Data Analysis. 10/3/05

5. U.S. Society for Ecological Economics: July 2005 Newsletter, Special Conference Edition <http://www.ussee.org/newsletter.htm>

6. "Establishing Sustainability and Efficiency Goals for State Operations." Washington State Department of Ecology. <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/sustainability/Resources/EO05-01.pdf> (PDF, 7pp., 25KB)

7. "Sustainable Washington." Homepage. <http://www.ofm.wa.gov/sustainability/index.htm>

8. Shared Strategy for Puget Sound. Homepage. <http://www.sharedsalmonstrategy.org/>

9. Cascade Land Conservancy's Conservation Agenda <http://www.cascadeland.org/conserve/agenda.htm>

10. A Regional Economic Strategy For the Central Puget Sound Region. Clean Technology Cluster Strategy: page 40 <http://www.prosperitypartnership.org/strategy/>

11. The Sightline Institute. Homepage. <http://www.sightline.org>

12. See <http://www.partnershipsbc.ca/pdf/Appendix1Whistler2020.pdf> for the text of the plan

13. See <www.cityofseattle.net/environment> and <http://www.sustainableseattle.org>

14. For further information, see <http://www.trpc.org/programs/planning/olympia/olysustainableeconomy.htm>

15. New Whatcom Master Plan <http://www.newwhatcom.org/>

16. Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development: Agricultural Lands Study 2004, <http://cted.wa.gov/portal/alias__cted/lang__en/tabID__388/DesktopDefault.aspx> forestry conversion citation Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and American Farmland Trust <http://www.farmland.org>

17. Glasoe, S. and Christy, A. 2004. "Coastal Urbanization and Microbial Contamination of Shellfish Growing Areas." <http://www.psat.wa.gov/Programs/shellfish/sf_lit_review0604.pdf> (PDF, 29pp. 964KB)

18. "Sound Science: Synthesizing Ecological and Socio-economic Information about the Puget Sound Ecosystem." Final Draft. 2006. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration et al.

 

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