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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787153503321

Titolo

The gulf research program : a strategic vision

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-309-31309-0

0-309-31307-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Disciplina

363.7063

Soggetti

Environmental monitoring - Mexico, Gulf of

Environmental monitoring - Gulf Coast (U.S.)

Environmental impact analysis - Mexico, Gulf of

Mexico, Gulf of Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Advisory Group Gulf Research Program"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Frontmatter""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""1  PROGRAM FOUNDATION""; ""2  PROGRAM MISSION, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES""; ""3  STRATEGIES FOR LASTING BENEFIT""; ""4  INITIAL AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES""; ""5  PROGRAM OPERATIONS""; ""References""; ""Appendix A--Advisory Group Biographies""; ""Appendix B--Charge to the Advisory Group""; ""Appendix C--Outreach Activities""; ""Appendix D--Other Funding Programs""; ""CREDITS""

Sommario/riassunto

"The Gulf Research Program: A Strategic Vision establishes the Program's foundation and introduces its mission, goals, and objectives. It describes some initial activities and sets out the Program's vision for contributing lasting benefit to the Gulf region and the nation. The Program is an extraordinary opportunity to foster science on a regional scale and over the long term. In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico caused the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, resulting in significant impacts on the region's environment and residents. Legal settlements with the companies held responsible led the federal government to ask the National Academy of Sciences to form and administer a 30-year program to enhance oil system safety, human health, and environmental resources in the Gulf of Mexico and



other U.S. continental shelf areas where offshore oil and gas exploration and production occur or are under consideration. The new Gulf Research Program will receive $500 million to support activities using three broad approaches: research and development, education and training, and environmental monitoring."--