The Relationship between marcellus shale gas development in pennsylvania and local perceptions of risk and opportunity

Rural Sociology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-166

  Schafft, Kai A ^a   Borlu, Yetkin ^a   Glenna, Leland ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GAS FIELD; NATURAL GAS; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; SHALE; STAKEHOLDER;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878356832     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ruso.12004     Document Type: Article

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