DOI: 10.1002/wcc.450
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85013466886
论文题名: Public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and oil in the United States and Canada
作者: Thomas M ; , Pidgeon N ; , Evensen D ; , Partridge T ; , Hasell A ; , Enders C ; , Herr Harthorn B ; , Bradshaw M
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2017
卷: 8, 期: 3 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Hydraulic fracturing
; Oil shale
; Shale
; Shale gas
; Ethical issues
; Local economy
; Perceived benefits
; Policy decisions
; Procedural justice
; Public debate
; Public perception
; Shale gas and oil
; Shale oil
; decision making
; environmental education
; future prospect
; hydraulic fracturing
; oil production
; perception
; policy approach
; shale gas
; Canada
; United States
英文摘要: The United States and Canada have been at the forefront of shale oil and gas development via hydraulic fracturing. Understanding public perceptions is important given the role that they may play in future policy decisions in both North America and other parts of the world where shale development is at a much earlier stage. We review 58 articles pertaining to perceptions, published between 2009 and 2015. Studies report mixed levels of awareness of shale operations, tending toward higher awareness in areas with existing development. While individuals tend to have negative associations with the term ‘fracking,’ views on shale development are mixed as to whether benefits outweigh risks or vice versa: perceived benefits tend to be economic (e.g., job creation and boosts to local economies) and risks more commonly environmental and/or social (e.g., impacts on water and increased traffic). Some papers point to ethical issues (e.g., inequitable risk/benefit distribution and procedural justice) and widespread distrust of responsible parties, stemming from perceived unfairness, heavy-handed corporate tactics, and lack of transparency. These findings point to the contested, political character of much of the debate about hydraulic fracturing, and raise questions of what constitutes ‘acceptable’ risk in this context. We compare these results with research emerging in the UK over the same period. Future research should focus on nuanced inquiry, a range of methodologies and explore perceptions in varied social and geographical contexts. Both this and future research hold the potential to enhance public debates and decisions about shale gas and oil development. WIREs Clim Change 2017, 8:e450. doi: 10.1002/wcc.450. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76178
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Thomas M,, Pidgeon N,, Evensen D,et al. Public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and oil in the United States and Canada[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2017-01-01,8(3)