Cumulative Socioeconomic Impacts of Oil and Gas Development in the Santa Barbara Channel Region: A Case Study

摘要

This report is a retrospective case study of the effects of offshore oil and gas development on the socioeconomic environment of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in southern California. The study was conducted primarily using secondary sources. The report contains profiles of about 60 socioeconomic characteristics for each of the two counties. Estimates of the actual effects of offshore oil and gas development in federal and state waters on selected characteristics of the two counties were made using regression analysis and a regional economic model. Tests of the applicability of these results to other coastal California counties were made.