Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program: III. Social and Economic Studies

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

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780309048354
Publisher:	National Academies Press
Publication date:	02/01/1992
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.41(d)