Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7(5), 2101-2130; doi:10.3390/ijerph7052101
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Using GIS in Ecological Management: Green Assessment of the Impacts of Petroleum Activities in the State of Texas

Edmund Merem 1,* email, Bennetta Robinson 1 email, Joan M. Wesley 1 email, Sudha Yerramilli 1 email and Yaw A. Twumasi 2 email
1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825 Ridgewood Road, PO Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA 2 Department of Advanced Technologies, School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, 1000 ASU Drive, Alcorn State University, MS 39096-7500, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 13 January 2010; in revised form: 31 March 2010 / Accepted: 3 April 2010 / Published: 4 May 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Proceedings from the Sixth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research)
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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.
Keywords: GIS; oil and gas; ecological assessment; ecosystem decline; management

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Merem, E.; Robinson, B.; Wesley, J.M.; Yerramilli, S.; Twumasi, Y.A. Using GIS in Ecological Management: Green Assessment of the Impacts of Petroleum Activities in the State of Texas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 2101-2130.

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Merem E, Robinson B, Wesley JM, Yerramilli S, Twumasi YA. 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. 2010; 7(5):2101-2130.

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Merem, Edmund; Robinson, Bennetta; Wesley, Joan M.; Yerramilli, Sudha; Twumasi, Yaw A. 2010. "Using GIS in Ecological Management: Green Assessment of the Impacts of Petroleum Activities in the State of Texas." Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 7, no. 5: 2101-2130.

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