Economic Research Service: Characterizing Rugged Terrain in the United States
August 02, 2023
August 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following summary of a report (No. ERR-322):
Mountains and other topographic features with variable elevation provide benefits to residents and visitors but may also impose barriers to travel and restrict economic development. ERS researchers develop two national representations of relative topographic variability for census tracts: the Area Ruggedness Scale characterizes overall rug . . .
Mountains and other topographic features with variable elevation provide benefits to residents and visitors but may also impose barriers to travel and restrict economic development. ERS researchers develop two national representations of relative topographic variability for census tracts: the Area Ruggedness Scale characterizes overall rug . . .