Assessing Long-Term Linkages Between Development of Oil and Gas Industry Related Coastal Infrastructure, Societal Well-Being and Ecosystem Function in Coastal Louisiana

Description: Researchers will examine the costs and benefits of expanding oil and gas activity in coastal Louisiana by looking at how human well-being and ecosystems changed as onshore oil and gas infrastructure developed from 1950 to 2015. By mapping trends in these relationships at different levels (by parish, by community, and coast-wide), this work intends to help future land managers make informed decisions about coastal planning and restoration in Louisiana’s rapidly-changing coastal areas. The decision-making framework this research produces could also be relevant to other Gulf coast areas with developing oil and gas infrastructure.

Funding Cycle: Healthy Ecosystems 1
Funding Organization: National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program