Eliciting public concerns about an emerging energy technology: The case of unconventional shale gas development in the United States

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 139-150

  Israel, Andrei L ^a   Wong Parodi, Gabrielle ^b   Webler, Thomas ^c   Stern, Paul C ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fracturing; Interested and affected parties; Risk governance; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931265415     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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