Shale development in the US and Canada
A review of engagement practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16929454 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Merryn Thomas (0000-0001-8529-8245, Cardiff University, corresponding author), Nick Pidgeon (Tyndall Centre), Michael Bradshaw (0000-0001-8842-3953, University of Warwick) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 557-569 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Extractive Industries and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-790X • E-ISSN: 2214-7918 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.exis.2018.07.011 |
| OpenAlex | W2887285023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 56 |
Public and stakeholder engagement with shale development is difficult, but essential. We review 26 engagement processes carried out by US and Canadian companies, alliances, government agencies, academics and activists; systematically exploring who participates, the stage at which engagements take place, aims and methods, provision for multiway engagement, and issues of credibility. We find a multitude of actors carrying out engagement using a variety of formats, ranging from barbeque events and town hall meetings to citizen science and in-depth qualitative research. Whilst we find many strengths, we also highlight a number of weaknesses. Much of this engagement does not occur at the earliest stages of development, and rarely asks the most fundamental question -whether shale development should proceed at all- instead commonly focusing on questions of impact minimisation, regulation and gaining support. Furthermore, the majority of activities tend to elicit the responses of interested and affected parties, with much less attention to views of the wider public. We reflect on what may be limiting engagement practice, and discuss how engagement might be improved
Community engagement · Credibility · Limiting · Multitude · Oil shale · Political science · Public engagement · Public participation · Public relations · Shale Gas · Sociology · Stakeholder · Stakeholder engagement · Strengths and weaknesses · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Engineering · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |