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 Outline on  SIA Variable 5:  Community Resources
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  There are EIGHT Major SIA variables
1.  Population characteristics
2.  Community & institutional structure
3.  Political & social resources
4.  Individual & family factors
5.  Community resources
6.  Knowledge, Beliefs, Values, Norms, Attitudes, Opinions, Interests, Ideologies
7.  Lifestyles
8.  Economics
 
  In an SIA, when examining community resources, the assessment shall determine, catalogue, & analyze the
 
  - manner in which people use land, whether urban or rural
 
  - manner in which people use the natural env
 
  - subsistence lifestyles that may be affected by the proposed action
 
  - spiritual lifestyles that may be affected by the proposed action
 
  - recreational lifestyles that may be affected by the proposed action
 
  - conflicts among any of the uses of the impacted area
 
  - extent of Native American (or other) sacred sites, or religious uses of the natural environment
 
  - culturally valued neighborhoods, shopping areas, recreational areas, or gathering places
 
  - culturally valued patterns of soc interaction, clubs & other informal grps
 
  - valued hist places, archeological sites, or collections of hist artifacts or docs
 
  - the availability of housing & community services like police protection, water, sewer service, electricity, schools, libraries, & computer access facilities
 
  - manner in which the proposed action affect any of these variables
 

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