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Alaska OCS socioeconomic studies program. Technical report number 48, Volume 2. Gulf of Alaska and lower Cook Inlet petroleum development scenarios: Anchorage impact analysis

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6839814
The development of quantitative and qualitative methods and standards by which one can measure the effects of economic and population growth upon a community's service infrastructure is presented. These standards were developed for the following areas: education, public safety, recreation, utilities, housing, health and social services, and local government revenues and expenditures. The standards were then applied to employment and population projections relating to OCS oil and gas development in three lease sale areas - Northern Gulf of Alaska, Western Gulf of Alaska, and Lower Cook Inlet. A base case(s) of no OCS development was generated for each of the sale areas, and this forecast was compared to levels of OCS development activity in order to assess the incremental effects of the sale upon the base population. In addition, a discussion of population forecasting and a supplemental bibliography to Technical Report No. 48, Volume 1 is included.
Research Organization:
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Anchorage, AK (USA)
OSTI ID:
6839814
Report Number(s):
PB-80-166671
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English