A conceptual model of the socioeconomic impacts of unconventional fossil fuel extraction

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 36, Issue , 2016, Pages 101-110

  Measham, Thomas G ^a   Fleming, David A ^a   Schandl, Heinz ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community impacts; Dialog; Governance; Shale; Unconventional energy

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LITERATURE REVIEW; SHALE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY RESOURCE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84953302041     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.12.002     Document Type: Article

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