March 30, 4:00 PM

Christopher Williamson, AICP
University of Southern California

Census 2000 data are nearly all released and, increasingly, planners are turning to using census and related data to update General Plans.  This presentation raises several concerns and specific cautions related to using census data.  The most important caution is based on using 1990-2000 unadjusted census data to set projected population increase as a basis for plan updates.  Three innovative Census 2000 data planning applications are named that the author is developing for various clients.

Counting on the Census

Author and Copyright Information

Dr. Williamson, AICP is Vice President for Research at the Solimar Research Group and Research Associate Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Southern California.  He is a nationally recognized expert on Census data and applications, author of ESRI’s Census GIS course, and is currently working with Brookings Institute, The Nature Conservancy, the California state government, and the City of Los Angeles.   He will be spending June on a Fulbright program looking at demographically driven comparative planning issues in Germany.  He holds a Phd in Planning from USC, a Masters from UVA, and a BS from Penn State.