Modeling and prediction of natural gas fracking pad landscapes in the Marcellus Shale region, USA

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-116

  Meng, Qingmin ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas fracking pad landscapes; GIS landscape modeling; Landscape variables; Optimal landscape model; Spatial logistic regression

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CONSERVATION; GASES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; NATURAL GAS; RISKS; SHALE; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; LAND USE/ LAND COVERS; LANDSCAPE MODEL; LANDSCAPE VARIABLES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING; MODELING AND PREDICTIONS; TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN PLANNING;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

GIS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LOGISTICS; NATURAL GAS; PREDICTION; SHALE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888035115     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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