Baseline studies use a range of methods to establish a starting point for projects. They provide valuable social and economic information which is critical to project decision-making and prediction of impacts. These projects could be Social/Cultural or Economic as follows:

Social/Cultural - Population and demographics, Social diversity, Socio-cultural resources, Community profiling (health, housing, education, social issues, justice, etc.), Cultural heritage and archaeology, Social services and infrastructure, Cultural property identification, Social capital and community capacity analysis, Land tenure, use and management, Institutions and governance, Cross-cultural mapping

Economic - Development history, Micro/Macro economic analysis (local, regional, national), Employment, Development indicators and local capacity, Physical infrastructure, Stakeholder analysis, Policy and regulatory systems, Community Economic Development issues

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