Impacts of unconventional gas development on rural community decline

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 376-385

  Measham, Thomas G ^a,b   Fleming, David A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal bed methane; CSG; Regional development; Rural decline; Rural youth; Unconventional natural gas

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PRODUCTION; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; NATURAL GAS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84915817000     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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