Using GIS in Ecological Management: Green Assessment of the Impacts of Petroleum Activities in the State of Texas

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Edmund Merem¹  Bennetta Robinson¹  Joan M. Wesley¹  Sudha Yerramilli¹ 

[1] Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, PO Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA; E-Mails:

关键词: GIS;    oil and gas;    ecological assessment;    ecosystem decline;    management;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph7052101

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Geo-information technologies are valuable tools for ecological assessment in stressed environments. Visualizing natural features prone to disasters from the oil sector spatially not only helps in focusing the scope of environmental management with records of changes in affected areas, but it also furnishes information on the pace at which resource extraction affects nature. Notwithstanding the recourse to ecosystem protection, geo-spatial analysis of the impacts remains sketchy. This paper uses GIS and descriptive statistics to assess the ecological impacts of petroleum extraction activities in Texas. While the focus ranges from issues to mitigation strategies, the results point to growth in indicators of ecosystem decline.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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