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REPORT DOCUMENTATION i I^REPORT no 2 [ 3. Rec.p.ems Accessor, No 



PAGE I FWS/OBS-83/15 



4. Title snd Subtitle 



Florida Coastal Ecological Characterization: A Socioeconomic 



Study of the Northwestern Region je, 



S. Report Date 



August 1983 



7. Author(s) | 8. Performing Organization Rept. No 



Carolyn 0. French and John W. Parsons (eds.) i 



9. Performing Organization Name and Address | 10. Proiect/Tasl'/Work Unit No. 



National Coastal Ecosystems Team • 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 'ii7cootra^crorGrant(G-. nT" 



1010 Gause Blvd. ,^ 



Slidell, LA 70458 I 



I (G) 



12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address j 13. Type of Report & Period Covered 



Mineral Management Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic 

 Washington, D.C. 20240 Washington, D.C. 20240 



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15. Supplementary Notes 



16. Abstract (Limit: 200 words) 



Data are compiled from existing sources on the social and economic characteristics of the 

 Northwestern coastal region of Florida, which is made up of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, 

 Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin Counties. Described are the components and interrelation- 

 ships among complex processes that include population and demographics characteristics, 

 mineral production, multiple-use conflicts, recreation and tourism, agricultural production, 

 sport and commercial fishing, transportation, industrial and residential development, and 

 environmental issues and regulations. Energetics models of socioeconomic systems are also 

 presented. 



The report consists of one volume of text and two volumes that contain the data appendix. 



17. Document Analysis a Descriplc^s 



Socioeconomic status, demography, land development, fisheries, transportation, models, 

 agriculture, mineral resources, recreation 



b. Identifiers/OfenEnded Terms 



Northwestern Florida 



c COSATI Fiela/Groop 



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Unlimited .__ Unci ass.lf led ^_i06^_ _309^_3 75_ 



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Unclassified 



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