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| SMS’s
commitment to this important research and consulting function was
evidenced by its purchase of Community Resources Inc. in 1995 to
further strengthen its leadership position in the areas of
evaluation, feasibility studies and social and economic impact
analysis. It is this combination of skills and experience that sets
SMS apart. |
| SMS
is Hawaii’s leader in evaluation, socio-economic research and
analysis and feasibility studies. The team has expertise in
identifying and understanding local, regional, statewide and
national issues, as well as assessing socio- cultural impacts and
raising community awareness and understanding through community
focus groups and key informant interviews.
SMS also conducts studies crucial to policy decisions by State
agencies and public/private partnerships. This service is
complemented by SMS’s well-known strengths in evaluation and policy
research. SMS is one of the State’s leading advisors in identifying
trends using demographic data and has developed economic and
demographic planning models and supply and demand models to estimate
changes in employment, housing, labor |
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| SMS Impact & Evaluation Studies Team
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SMS expertise in this area is unparalleled. The CRI staff
brought with them extensive land-use expertise and community
knowledge which added to the SMS Research team’s already established
experience and reputation as the experts of choice for the State of
Hawaii in many areas, notably the homeless, health, education,
housing and cultural issues. |
- Community Needs Assessment
- Cultural Impact Assessment
- Economic and Fiscal Impact Assessment
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- Feasibility Studies
- Planning and Policy Studies
- Program Evaluation
- Social Impact Assessment
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| SMS Land Use Planning Services Model
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| Planning |
Permitting |
Development |
Operations |
Market
Feasibility
Market Studies
Early Identification of Social
Impacts |
Market
Assessment
Social Impact
Economic Impact
Expert
Testimony
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Mitigation
Plans
Work with Community
Advisory Groups
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Customer
Surveys
Communitiy Surveys
Evaluations of Mitigation
Programs |
| In support of
on-target planning |
In support of
EIS process |
In
support of successful development integrated with the
community | Examples:
- Consulting combining social, economic, and market analysis of
proposed developments
- Research and facilitation of task forces on housing, the homeless,
and economic development for a Master Plan
- Economic impact assessments combining economic model development,
market analysis and impact assessment of land use decisions
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American Planning Association, Hawaii Chapter
State, City &
County and Federal Government Agencies, Developers, Planners, Engineers,
Architects.
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