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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gamper-Rabindran, Shanti (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]
Colección:History of the urban environment.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The 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 developone nation or localization/ Jim Skea
  • Poland
  • Disappointed expectations : energy security vs. bureaucracy and geology / Michael Labelle
  • France
  • The power of public opposition : from permits to protests to bans / Patrice Geoffron
  • Germany
  • The 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.