Welcome to the Center for Socioeconomic Research & Education (CSRE). Our Center examines societal trends and economic change on recreation, park and tourism resources. Using the most comprehensive
library of secondary data in recreation, parks and tourism, the CSRE serves as an integral source of expertise and knowledge affecting the public, private and non-profit sectors.
We make data usable!
Recent Data Acquisitions
Redistricting Data Release by Census Bureau
The first detailed data from the 2010 Census has been released. This data provide the first look of
population changes for total population, voter-age population and race/ethnicity for 100 percent count data since the 2000 Census.
This data is released from the census block, census tract, place, county, and numerous
other geographies up to the state level.
Conferences
National Environmental Education Week
April 15-21
http://www.eeweek.org
NARRP Conference, 2012
April 16-19, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
http://www.narrp.org
TTRA International Annual Conference
Jun 17-19 , Virginia Beach, VA
http://www.ttra.com
The TOSOK International Tourism Conference, 2012
July 4-6 , Ulsan, Korea
http://ijts.tosok.or.kr/
AORE Conference, 2012
November 8-10, Snowbird, Utha
http://www.aore.org
Recent News
The Outdoor Foundation thanks the Center for Socioeconomic Research & Education at Texas A&M University
for providing technical assistance with this report.
Outdoor Recreation Participation Report, 2011
Mission
To acquire,use and provide access to social science data to facilitate decision-making among students, faculty, managers, business, and government leaders in recreation, parks, tourism, and related disciplines.
Goals
Conduct training, research, and the dissemination of information regarding recreation, parks, tourism, and related areas.
Maintain the most comprehensive Data Repository and Clearinghouse for existing and new data sources in our field.
Program Areas
A. Data Library
The CSRE serves as a depository and clearinghouse for social, economic, community, spatial, natural resources data and related materials in recreation, parks and tourism. The CSRE continues to acquire, organize and manage datasets in order to maintain and make available a comprehensive library for use by students, faculty, government, non-profits, and other interested parties.
B. Education, Training, and Communication
The CSRE develops and offers workshops, seminars, and other forms of training on topics such as data sources and methods for basic social and community analysis. The CSRE distributes information and material in the form of publications, reports, articles, presentations and our website.
C. Research and Development
The CSRE conducts investigations on the social and behavioral aspects of people's experiences, quality of life and in their communities. This research serves as a source of expertise in such areas as public policy, community development, natural resource management, and planning in recreation, parks and tourism.