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

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  • Edmund Merem

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, PO Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA)

  • Bennetta Robinson

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, PO Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA)

  • Joan M. Wesley

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, PO Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA)

  • Sudha Yerramilli

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, PO Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA)

  • Yaw A. Twumasi

    (Department of Advanced Technologies, School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, 1000 ASU Drive, Alcorn State University, MS 39096-7500, USA)

Abstract

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.

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  • Edmund Merem & Bennetta Robinson & Joan M. Wesley & Sudha Yerramilli & Yaw A. Twumasi, 2010. "Using GIS in Ecological Management: Green Assessment of the Impacts of Petroleum Activities in the State of Texas," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(5), pages 1-30, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:5:p:2101-2130:d:8193
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    1. Yaw A. Twumasi & Edmund C. Merem, 2007. "Using Remote Sensing and GIS in the Analysis of Ecosystem Decline along the River Niger Basin: The Case of Mali and Niger," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 4(2), pages 1-12, June.
    2. Edmund C. Merem & Yaw A. Twumasi, 2008. "Using Spatial Information Technologies as Monitoring Devices in International Watershed Conservation along the Senegal River Basin of West Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 5(5), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Yaw A. Twumasi & Edmund C. Merem, 2008. "Geospatial Information Systems Analysis of Regional Environmental Change along the Savannah River Basin of Georgia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 5(1), pages 1-14, March.
    4. Yaw A. Twumasi & Edmund C. Merem, 2006. "GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in the Assessment of Change within a Coastal Environment in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 3(1), pages 1-9, March.
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