An institutional theory of hydraulic fracturing policy

Holahan, Robert; Arnold, Gwen

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.07.001

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“…It has been argued that new governance models (Small et al, 2014) and public participation in the policy development process, coupled with independent scientific research , could help governments address the perceived risks and benefits of technologies such as hydraulic fracturing, resulting in stronger and more widely accepted policies and regulations . Holahan and Arnold (2013) place the hydraulic fracturing policy literature into three categories: (i) review literature on the rise of shale gas development and regulation which calls for more research into policy implications; (ii) articles focusing on public attitudes towards hydraulic fracturing and community responses; and (iii) empirical articles pointing to specific environmental and other impacts of hydraulic fracturing. In this section we focus primarily on categories (i) and (ii).…”

Section: Hydraulic Fracturing and Public Policy Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydraulic fracturing – Integrating public participation with an independent review of the risks and benefits

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We describe a review and public participation process on hydraulic fracturing We discuss the difficulty of reconciling social and scientific assessments of risk Processes of societal learning should be further developed Changes in natural resource governance and democratic process are needed Where trust is very low governments may still be incapable of action a b s t r a c t This paper describes a fully independent public participation and review process on the environmental, economic, health, community and social risks and benefits of hydraulic fracturing for the development of unconventional gas and oil resources. We describe the approach taken to maximise public engagement in the process and how that participation informed the work of an independent panel charged with examining the scientific evidence and related legal issues. The major findings from the review are presented, including a risk matrix which summarises the frequency, severity and mitigation measures for 16 potential hazards associated with hydraulic fracturing, as they may pertain to the province of Nova Scotia in Canada. We discuss the complexity of managing public perceptions of novel risks such as hydraulic fracturing and conclude with brief observations on the contribution of the review to public policy.

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Section: Hydraulic Fracturing and Public Policy Developmentmentioning

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Hydraulic fracturing – Integrating public participation with an independent review of the risks and benefits

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“…In addition to these three broad sets of literature, some interesting works have started to use shale gas as an opportunity to theorize about pertinent issues in institutional theory [57], and to conduct socio-economic cost-benefit analyses [137].…”

Section: Reviewing the Literature On Shale Gasmentioning

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Conceptualizing the above ground factors in shale gas: Toward a research agenda on regulatory governance

Goldthau¹

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…Changes in regulation can already be observed in some states that tends to get more stringent (Richardson et al, 2013). For instance, the well density is reduced in Pennsylvania and New York by regulating the distance of one well to another, to populated areas or to aquifers (Holahan and Arnold, 2013).…”

Section: Public Acceptance and Regulationmentioning

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From Boom to Bust? A Critical Look at US Shale Gas Projections

Richter¹

2015

EEEP

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US shale gas production is generally expected to continue its fast rise. However, a cautious evaluation is needed.Shale gas resource estimates are potentially overoptimistic and it is uncertain to which extent they can be produced economically. Moreover, the adverse environmental effects of ever more wells to be drilled may lead to a fall in public acceptance and a strengthening of regulation. The objective of this paper is hence twofold: providing a critical look at current US shale gas projections, and investigating in a second step the implications of a less optimistic development by means of numerical simulation. In a world of declining US shale production after 2015, natural gas consumption outside the USA is reduced from its reference path by at least as much as US consumption. Trade flows are redirected, and the current US debate on LNG export capacity requirements becomes obsolete.

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An institutional theory of hydraulic fracturing policy

Cited by 33 publications

References 26 publications

Hydraulic fracturing – Integrating public participation with an independent review of the risks and benefits

Hydraulic fracturing – Integrating public participation with an independent review of the risks and benefits

Conceptualizing the above ground factors in shale gas: Toward a research agenda on regulatory governance

From Boom to Bust? A Critical Look at US Shale Gas Projections

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