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Hill Country ConservancyLunch and Learn
August 17, 2010
Substantial, long-term population growth.
Huge increases in diversity.
An increasingly divided urban region.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Job creation.Quality of life relative to competitor cities.Extremely strong sense of place.Synergy of Opportunity: created by the triple-whammy
presence of: the University of Texas, thriving private-sector Tech Clusters and being the state capital.
Physical setting of central Texas. Austin straddles an ecotone, a confluence of ecosystems.
The state’s enormous growth has had great influence.International Immigration: Austin has become an
emerging gateway.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Living wage estimates are from Poverty in America for city of Austin: $33,842 and $18,138. http://www.livingwage.geog.psu.eduBK
Jobs 2009Job Growth2002-2009 Percent
Professional/technical services 105,826 32,939 45%
Real estate 53,001 21,493 68%
Food services/drinking places 69,078 18,491 37%
Administrative/support svcs 61,747 12,027 24%
Ambulatory health care svcs 38,269 11,122 41%
Local government 77,931 9,895 15%
State government 75,250 9,334 14%
Securities, investments 15,388 6,100 66%
Educational services 18,423 5,781 46%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area. Calculations by CAPCOG. UI is an abbreviation for unemployment insurance and may not represent the true unemployed population.BK
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Bastrop County
Travis County
Williamson County
Caldwell County
Hays County
Percentage of Workers in County Who Live Outside County, 2008
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Are there parallels to this catch-22 in other arenas? What kind of impact might these demographic trends
have on conservation? How does conservation philosophy have to change
given these demographic trends? Carrying capacity has a strong environmental
definition, how does that concept apply to a fast growing region like ours?
What are the environmental implications of the diversification of our population?
Audience Q&AJW
Brian Kelsey, Civic Analytics
Ryan Robinson, Demographer, City of Austin
Jim Walker, AICP, Director of Sustainability, UT-Austin
