Alaska OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Socioeconomic Studies Program. Technical Report Number 76. Forecasting Enclave Development Alternatives and Their Related Impacts on Alaskan Coastal Communities as a Result of OCS Development

摘要

This report presents a model designed to assist MMS/OCS planners in predicting the socioeconomic and cultural impacts on Alaska communities associated with offshore oil exploration and development. The model provides a synthesis of past research and new Alaskan fieldwork concerning the ways in which these impacts will differ, given different types of onshore industrial facilities and different levels of isolation from, or integration with coastal, predominantly native communities. The model is divided into three elements, dealing with: Industry-Community Decisions; Direct Impacts; and Indirect Impacts. The industry-community decisions relate to location, sharing of community facilities and policies toward housing and the presence of newcomers in the community. The model was applied to the areas of Nome and Dutch Harbor/Unalaska to determine a set of direct and indirect community impacts under alternate siting decisions for OCS-related onshore facilities, located in or near those communities.