Shale Gas Governance in the United Kingdom and the United States: Opportunities for Public Participation and the Implications for Social Justice

Whitton, John orcid iconORCID: 0000-0001-6391-5740, Brasier, Kathryn, Parry, Ioan orcid iconORCID: 0000-0003-1847-3036 and Cotton, Matthew (2017) Shale Gas Governance in the United Kingdom and the United States: Opportunities for Public Participation and the Implications for Social Justice. Energy Research & Social Science, 26 (April). pp. 11-22. ISSN 2214-6296

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.01.015

Abstract

Questions abound 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 those systems. In this paper, we map the development of shale gas governance in the US and UK; we highlight the contrasting systems of land ownership and mineral rights, compare the opportunities that these systems of governance present the general public to participate and become involved in shale gas decisions and consider the implications on issues of social justice.


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