The shale dilemma : a global perspective on fracking and shale development /

The shale dilemma : a global perspective on fracking and shale development / Shale dilemma : a global perspective on fracking & shale development edited by Shanti Gamper-Rabindran. - Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (x, 460 pages) : illustrations, maps. - History of the urban environment .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The shale dilemma / Mixed fortunes : the risks and rewards of developing shale gas / Should benefits and costs be spread more evenly: political battles over local government powers, taxation, regulation, and disclosure / To develop or not to developone nation or localization/ Disappointed expectations : energy security vs. bureaucracy and geology / The power of public opposition : from permits to protests to bans / The German Energiewende and the decision to ban unconventional hydraulic fracturing / Replacing coal with shale gas : could reducing China's regional air pollution lead to more local pollution in rural China/ Energy extraction and communities : can shale development proceed without causing pollution and conflicts/ Trying not to repeat history : are shale gas development and broad-based economic development compatible/ How and why countries decide on shale, and how they can make better decisions / Shanti Gamper-Rabindran -- Shanti Gamper-Rabindran -- Shanti Gamper-Rabindran -- Jim Skea -- Michael Labelle -- Patrice Geoffron -- Miranda A. Schreurs -- Alvin Lin -- Maria Florencia Saulino -- Barry Morkel and Maarten de Witt -- Shanti Gamber-Rabindran.

The Shale Dilemma brings together experts working at the forefront of shale gas issues on four continents to explain how countries reach their decisions on shale development.



9780822983019


Shale gas industry--Case studies.
Shale gas industry--Political aspects.
Hydraulic fracturing--Political aspects.


Electronic Books.

HD9581 / .S535 2018