Adoption of legislation on shale gas in France: Hesitation and/or progress?

European Energy and Environmental Law Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 141-151

  Cournil, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NATURAL GAS; SHALE;

FRANCE;

EID: 84885200501     PISSN: 18793886     EISSN: 25890387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.54648/eelr2013011     Document Type: Article

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