Mitigating Mistrust? Participation and Expertise in Hydraulic Fracturing Governance

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 578-602

  Neville, Kate J ^a   Weinthal, Erika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

expertise; governance; hydraulic fracturing; mistrust; participation; trust

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 84992497233     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12201     Document Type: Article

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