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Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas [electronic resource] / edited by Regina M. Buono, Elena López Gunn, Jennifer McKay, Chad Staddon.

This book addresses the need for deeper understanding of regulatory and policy regimes around the world in relation to the use of water for the production of 'unconventional' hydrocarbons, including shale gas, coal bed methane and tight oil, through hydraulic fracturing. Legal, policy, pol...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Buono, Regina M. (Editor), López-Gunn, Elena (Editor), McKay, Jennifer (Editor), Staddon, Chad (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Water security in a new world.
Subjects:
Energy policy.
Environmental management.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Conflict of laws.
Natural resources.
Fossil fuels.
Petroleum industry and trade > Water-supply.
Water security.
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Context and Framework for Analysis
  • Section 2. Regulatory Regimes and Issues: regional perspectives
  • Section 3. Acquiring Water for Fracturing: Conflicts and Regulatory Issues
  • Section 4. What Comes Next? Disposing of Water from Hydraulic Fracturing
  • Section 5. Charting and Path Forward: lessons learned and to be learned.

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