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

By Socioeconomic National Research Council, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, National Research Council, et al.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309048354
• ISBN13: 9780309048354
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"