Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

III. Social and Economic Studies

von Division On Earth And Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Socioeconomics Panel, Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

164 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This is the third of four volumes from the Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Environmental Studies Program (ESP). The first two dealt with physical, oceanographic, and ecological aspects of the program. This book presents the findings of the panel's investigation of the social and economic relevance of OCS oil and gas activities and the social and economic aspects of the ESP. It describes the potential effects of OCS activities on the human environment, presents an ideal socioeconomic studies program, and comments on the current program in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and Alaska regions.

• ISBN: 9780309048354
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.1992
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: National Academies Press