History I: 1997-1999

The objective of this study was to enhance the understanding of the relationship between Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) development and the economies, communities and households of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) region. The study was led by Tech-Law, Inc. and examined historical, social, and economic changes in three coastal areas – South Louisiana (Central Lafourche, South Lafourche, and South Terrebonne parishes), Coastal Bend, Texas (San Patricio County),and Mobile Bay (Baldwin and Mobile counties) – since 1930 and the roles of the offshore oil industry in those changes. Results were published in 2001 in two volumes; Volume I is an Executive Summary.

People

Principal Investigators: Diane Austin, Thomas McGuire

University of Arizona researchers: Jeffrey Bannister, Karen Coelho, Allison Fish, Fernando Londono, Mark Neupert, Nadia Olson,  David White

Community Partners: TechLaw, Inc.

Reports

• Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities; Volume I: Executive Summary
  • Barbara Wallace, James Kirkley, Thomas R. McGuire, Diane Austin, and David Goldfield

• Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities; Volume II: Narrative Report
  • Barbara Wallace, James Kirkley, Thomas R. McGuire, Diane Austin, and David Goldfield