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Briefings in Community Economics

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Retail Market Analysis for Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Elena Irwin and Jason Reece (March 2002).  To view the main text of the report, click here.  (This is a pdf document)

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Appendix A: 1999 Retail Sales for Mechanicsburg and Surrounding Areas

Appendix B: Surplus and Leakage Results from Mechanicsburg and Surrounding Areas

Map 1: Trade Area Reference Map

Map 2: Surplus/ Leakage Maps for Apparel, Appliances, Bakeries, Bars

Map 3: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Books, Camera, Candy, Catalog

Map 4: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Department Stores, Drug Stores, Electronics, Florists

Map 5: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Furniture, Gas, Groceries, Hardware

Map 6: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Hobby, Jewelry, Liquor, Lumber & Building Materials

Map 7: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Motor Vehicle, Nurseries, Feed, and Garden, Optical Goods, Other

Map 8: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Paint & Wallpaper, Recreational Vehicles, Restaurants, Shoes

Map 9: Surplus/Leakage Maps for Sporting Goods, Variety Stores

An Overview of Retail Market Analysis. Powerpoint presentation. Elena Irwin and Jason Reece (November 2001).

An Overview of Population, Land Use, and Transportation in Ohio. Powerpoint presentation. Elena Irwin (October 2001).

Retail Market Analysis for Marietta, Ohio. Elena Irwin and Jason Reece. (September 2001). 

 

Retail Market Analysis for St. Paris, Ohio. Elena Irwin (July 2001). Click here for the text-only version of the report.  Click here for a full report containing text, figures, and maps (this version will take longer to download).

Understanding the Spatial Pattern of Urbanization in Medina County, Ohio.  Carmen Carrion and Elena Irwin (June 2001). A summary of recent research findings.  A shorter version of this appeared in the Ohio Sea Grant Twineline Newsletter, May/June 2001 issue.

 

Overview of Central Ohio Growth and Change. Jeff Sharp and Elena Irwin. Powerpoint presentation. (October 2000) 

Retail Market Analysis for Van Wert, Ohio and Surrounding Trade Areas. Elena Irwin and Erdogan Ozturk. (September 2000).  Click here for the text and tables only.  Click here for the full report (includes figures and maps; this version will take longer to download).

Patterns of Development in the U.S.: Are We Consuming Too Much Land?  Elena Irwin. Powerpoint presentation (January 2000)

Explaining Sprawl in Exurban Areas: The Role of Open Space. Elena Irwin (December 1999).

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Economic Development: An Introduction to Applications, Terminology, and Software.  Elena Irwin (September 1999).  Cick here to view a Powerpoint presentation on this topic. 

Costs and Benefits of New Residential Development Elena Irwin and Dave Kraybill (August 1999).   Click here to view a PowerPoint presentation on this topic. 

Community Economic Development Links

OSU Extension Community Development Program
The Ohio Business Retention and Expansion Program
Using GIS as an Economic Development Tool
Economic and Fiscal Analysis of Local and State Projects and Policies
Retail Trade Area Analysis
The Greater Columbus Economic Information Project
C.William Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy
Program for Cooperative Development

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