The Politics of Fracking: Regulatory Policy and Local Community Responses to Environmental Concerns

ISBN-13: 9780367665401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 218 str.

Sarmistha R. Majumdar

Opis

This book will be an important resource for scholars of environmental and natural resource politics and policy in the United States.

Spis treści

Preface  1. The Method of Inquiry  2. Fracking for Oil and Natural Gas in Texas and its Impacts on the Economy  3. Environmental Federalism and Federal Regulations on Fracking  4. Factors Affecting States’ Decision to Frack and State of Texas’ Regulations on Fracking  5. Fracking and Its Impacts on The Environment  6. Case Studies on Communities Oppositions to Fracking  7. Oil and Gas Industry’s Responses to Communities Oppositions  8. In Retrospect: Implications of Fracking Regulations and Communities Oppositions

O autorze

Sarmistha R. Majumdar is an associate professor at Texas Southern University where she specializes in the analysis of public policies, mainly those related to transportation and environment. She teaches classes on public policies, research methods and in public administration.