The shale dilemma a global perspective on fracking and shale development /
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.
| Other Authors: | Gamper-Rabindran, Shanti, |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
x, 460 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series: |
History of the urban environment.
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| Summary: |
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. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Shale dilemma / Shanti Gamper-Rabindran -- Part I : the United States -- Mixed fortunes : the risks and rewards of developing shale gas / Shanti Gamper-Rabindran -- Should benefits and costs be spread more evenly: political battles over local government powers, taxation, regulation, and disclosure / Shanti Gamper-Rabindran -- Part II : Europe -- The United Kingdom -- To develop or not to develop one nation or localization/ Jim Skea -- Poland -- Disappointed expectations : energy security vs. bureaucracy and geology / Michael Labelle -- France -- Power of public opposition : from permits to protests to bans / Patrice Geoffron -- Germany -- German Energiewende and the decision to ban unconventional hydraulic fracturing / Miranda A. Schreurs -- Part III : emerging economies -- China -- Replacing coal with shale gas : could reducing China's regional air pollution lead to more local pollution in rural China/ Alvin Lin -- Argentina -- Energy extraction and communities : can shale development proceed without causing pollution and conflicts/ Maria Florencia Saulino -- South Africa -- Trying not to repeat history : are shale gas development and broad-based economic development compatible/ Barry Morkel and Maarten de Witt -- Conclusion -- How and why countries decide on shale, and how they can make better decisions / 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. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 460 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780822945130 0822945134 |