Paul J. Culhane and H. Paul Friesema NEPA Precision Research Project Collection
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Scope and Contents
The Paul J. Culhane and H. Paul Friesema NEPA Precision Research Project Collection consists of five boxes of material generated between 1982 and 1987 as part of a research project to investigate the predictive accuracy of Environmental Impact Statements.
The collection consists of analytic data derived from dozens of Environmental Impact Statements, notes generated in the course of the study, reports published as a result of the study, and materials from activists and community members.
The project was funded by the National Science Foundation to Northwestern’s Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research. The principal publication was Paul Culhane, H. Paul Friesema & Janice Beecher, Forecasts and Environmental Decisionmaking: The Content and Predictive Accuracy of Environmental Impact Statements. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1987.
Published Environmental Impact Statements used in the study were separated from the research material. Any not already held by the Transportation Library were added to the cataloged collection. Those which duplicated items already held in the Transportation Library were discarded.
Dates
- 1980s
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Transportation Library at transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu or (847) 491-5273.
Extent
5 Boxes
Abstract
The Paul J. Culhane and H. Paul Friesema NEPA Precision Research Project Collection consists of 5 boxes of material generated between 1982 and 1987 as part of a research project to investigate the predictive accuracy of Environmental Impact Statements. The project was funded by NSF to Northwestern’s Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research. The principal publication was Paul Culhane, H. Paul Friesema & Janice Beecher, Forecasts and Environmental Decisionmaking: The Content and Predictive Accuracy of Environmental Impact Statements. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1987.
Arrangement
The collection was left in the order in which it was donated. Box 1 contains general grant information and reports. Box 2 contains correspondence, blank fieldwork forms, and individual environmental impact statement (EIS) field notes and raw data. Boxes 3 through 5 contain individual EIS field notes and raw data.
Physical Location
Northwestern University Transportation Library, Evanston, Ill., Room 5370
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul J. Culhane, Ph.D., received August 31, 2016.
Separated Materials
Published EIS volumes have been separated. Those not already in the Transportation Library’s collection were cataloged and added. All duplicates were discarded.
Physical Description
84 file folders of research materials in 5 archival bankers boxes
Processors
Elizabeth Kahakulani Blaisdell, Jordan Ellison
Source
- Friesema, H. Paul, 1936-2013 (Person)
- Culhane, Paul J. (Person)
- Beecher, Janice A. (Person)
- Title
- Paul J. Culhane and H. Paul Friesema NEPA Precision Research Project Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elizabeth Kahakulani Blaisdell, Jordan Ellison
- Date
- 7/3/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Transportation Library Repository
Main Library, 5th Floor, North Tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-5273
transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu