Local governments want authority to address problems: The case of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the United States

Land Use Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 227-235

  Centner, Terence J ^a   Kostandini, Genti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Hydraulic fracturing; Local governments; Preemption; Regulations

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LEGISLATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939812670     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.08.012     Document Type: Article

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