Governing Shale Gas - Development, Citizen Participation and Decision Making in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe (Paperback)

Shale energy development is an issue of global importance. The number of reserves globally, and their potential economic return, have increased dramatically in the past decade. Questions abound, however, about the appropriate governance systems to manage the risks of unconventional oil and gas development and the ability for citizens to engage and participate in decisions regarding these systems. Stakeholder participation is essential for the social and political legitimacy of energy extraction and production, what the industry calls a 'social license' to operate. This book attempts to bring together critical themes inherent in the energy governance literature and illustrate them through cases in multiple countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, South Africa, Germany and Poland. These themes include how multiple actors and institutions - industry, governments and regulatory bodies at all scales, communities, opposition movements, and individual landowners - have roles in developing, contesting, monitoring, and enforcing practices and regulations within unconventional oil and gas development. Overall, the book proposes a systemic, participatory, community-led approach required to achieve a form of legitimacy that allows communities to derive social priorities by a process of community visioning. This book will be of great relevance to scholars and policy-makers with an interest in shale gas development, and energy policy and governance.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Energy Policy
Release date:	March 2020
First published:	2018
Editors:	John Whitton • Matthew Cotton • Ioan M. Charnley-Parry • Kathy Brasier
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-45986-4
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Alternative & renewable energy industries Promotions
LSN:	0-367-45986-8
Barcode:	9780367459864

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