Stephen MettsStephen Metts is a GIS analyst, instructor and scholar at The New School in New York City. His research interests include participatory methods of GIS; shale gas development and infrastructure; climate justice and environmental justice. His maps relaed to shale gas development are featured at Visualizing Pipeline Impacts (VzPi). Metts conducts independent spatial research for 'midstream' and 'downstream' shale gas infrastructure installations and their impacts on local communities stemming primarily from the Marcellus Shale gas boom throughout the Northeast, USA. In 2016 Metts managed the development of the "Habitat Impact Mapper", a mobile application that assists local (primarily rural) communities to document local knowledge on a live map showing impacted areas for pipeline expansion. This project was further expanded 2016-18 as 'Visual Arguments for Citizen Action' through The New School Collaboratory, an initiative designed to support communities in socially-engaged learning, scholarship and practice. Metts also works internationally through the International Affairs Program at The New School, where he manages graduate project teams in web-based mapping platforms with international development organizations. Read More Read Less