Social Impact of Oil - The Case of Peterhead

The Social Impact of Oil (1982) examines how the town of Peterhead in the UK, hitherto a remote fishing port, was changed by North Sea oil. It looks at the wheeling and dealing that went on between property speculators, multinational companies, local government and municipal bodies, as well as discussing the clash of city money and small town as well as the practical problems of the labour market, housing and planning. It analyses the way the town changed, the advantages oil brought, often unintentionally, as well as the many challenges.

List of contents

1. Speculation  2. Planners' Dilemma  3. The Community Mobilises  4. The Peterhead Harbours  5. The Community of Peterhead  6. The Social Impact of Oil

About the author

Robert Moore

Summary

The Social Impact of Oil (1982) examines how the town of Peterhead in the UK, hitherto a remote fishing port, was changed by North Sea oil. It analyses the way the town changed, the advantages oil brought, often unintentionally, as well as the many challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Moore, Moore Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2023
• EAN: 9781032567808
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256780-8
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Oil Industry
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, International Relations, Middle East, macroeconomics, General & world history, Labour / income economics, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Transport industries, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, Economics of industrial organisation, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Manufacturing industries, Econometrics, History and Archaeology, Development economics and emerging economies, Agribusiness and primary industries, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Construction & heavy industry, Petroleum & oil industries, Economics of industrial organization, Econometrics and economic statistics, Energy industries and utilities, Construction and heavy industry, Primary industries