Author(s)

Park E. Atatah^1*, Catherine W. Kisavi-Atatah²

¹“Social Behavioral Sciences” Faculty, College of Security and Criminal Justice, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
²Department of State Health Service, Houston, TX, USA.

This study investigates the impacts of oil/gas hydraulic fracking in Houston Harris County, Texas and surrounding areas. Recently, the increase in preventable roads accidents had been a concern to many Houstonians and surrounding areas residents. Further, the deplorable condition of the public roads was yet another concern primarily blamed on the implications of oil and gas hydraulic fracking in Houston Harris County, Texas and surrounding areas. The study found a statistical significant difference in Houston population increase between 2010 and 2014 as hydraulic fracking expands. We also found a symmetric statistical significant increase in fatal roads’ accidents in less than 5 years, along with deplorable infrastructures. Additionally, we found a continued symmetric collective price drops in oil and gas; yet, the price of Houston, Texas median house increased astronomically to unaffordable levels for native Houstonians. The outlined findings of this study should hopefully pinpoint some of the public policy implication issues created by excessive hydraulic fracking in Houston Harris County, Texas and surrounding areas. Finally, the pinpointed recommendations should be useful in refocusing public policy decision makers in addressing some of the identified pressing public policy implications in Houston Harris County, Texas and surrounding areas; which could possibly bring some positive social changes eventually.

Hydraulic Fracking, Oilfield-Related Boom, Houston Roads’ Fatalities, Deplorable Infrastructures

Atatah, P. and Kisavi-Atatah, C. (2015) The Impacts of Oilfield-Related Booms and the Overall Safeties Implications in Houston Harris County, Texas and Surrounding Areas!. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 100-117. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.312011.