The shale dilemma : a global perspective on fracking and shale development / edited by Shanti Gamper-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.
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| Other title: | Shale dilemma : a global perspective on fracking & shale development. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | History of the urban environment.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.