Description

With DOE support, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is arranging for the availability of socioeconomic forecasts for the U.S.: national, state, and county. A primary source is the National Planners Association. This will include: a copy of the current BAU forecast to 2025 (by mid-September) definition of assumptions for high and low scenarios (by September 1) provision of the high and low scenarios, down to country level, to 2025 and provision of all three scenarios (high, low, and bau) to 2050.

Function

To provide county level predictions of population and economic growth to the year 2050.

Availability

Now

References and URLs

Will be distributed via CD-ROMs to core NA participants

Technical Assistance

Direct Link to Data

None

Description

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is also arranging for some additional supporting contextual material, including: 

• summary of forecasts of technological change in the U.S.
• summary of forecasts of institutional change in the U.S.  

• summary of forecasts at the national level of economic and demographic variables out to 2100. 
• summary of forecasts of land use change in the U.S. (nothing national appears to be available, but could summarize regional data).

Function

To provide more detailed forecasts of socioeconomic variables.

Availability

Now

References and URLs

Will be distributed via CD-ROMs to core NA participants

Technical Assistance

Direct Link to Data

None

Description

Roger Pielke, Jr. from NCAR led the development of this site, which provides data on the cost of damages from hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods in the U.S.

Function

To provide the economic cost of extreme weather events in constant 1997 dollars, in order to simplify comparisons among extreme weather impacts and among states or regions.

Availability

Now

References and URLs

http://www.sip.ucar.edu/sourcebook/

Technical Assistance

Direct Link to Data

Extreme Weather Sourcebook