A Regional Simulation to Explore Impacts of Resource Use and Constraints
Abstract
The Regional Simulator (RSim), designed to integrate land-use changes with ecological effects of changes in noise, water and air quality and species of special concern and their habitats. RSim projects land-use changes, its impacts for the five counties in Georgia surrounding and including Fort Benning, is applicable to other regions and a diversity of resource managers. Data layers that are widely available are being used in the model. Four scenarios implemented: urban growth, road-influenced urbanization, a new military training area, and hurricane impacts. Projections from the various scenarios suggest that urban growth will continue along the northern border of Fort Benning and may have impacts on noise, water, and air quality. Declines in habitat of gopher tortoise as a likely result of land-use changes because urban growth and other land-use changes are highly likely on lands that now provide this habitat. Habitat for red-cockaded woodpecker is not likely to be affected by projected land-cover changes under the urban growth and new military training scenarios because most of the limited habitat remaining for this species is under federal protection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA606756
Entities
People
- Catherine Stewart
- Charles Garten Jr.
- Eric Lingerfelt
- Farhan Ahktar
- Matthew Aldridge
- Michael W. Berry
- Michel Chang
- Murray Browne
- Rebecca Efroymson
- Virginia H. Dale
Organizations
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory