The Shale Dilemma - A Global Perspective on Fracking and Shale Development

The US shale boom and efforts by other countries to exploit their shale resources could reshape energy and environmental landscapes across the world. But how might those landscapes change? The Shale Dilemma brings together experts working at the forefront of shale gas issues on four continents to explain how countries reach their decisions on shale development.

About the author

Shanti Gamper-Rabindran is associate professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.
She served as the August-Wilhelm Scheer Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, at the Chair of Environment and Climate Policy.

Summary

The US shale boom and efforts by other countries to exploit their shale resources could reshape energy and environmental landscapes across the world.

Product details

• Assisted by: Shanti Gamper-Rabindran (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780822945130
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-4513-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 782 g
• Series: Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ; History of the Urban Environment; History of the Urban Environment; Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration