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New Energy Landscapes of Pennsylvania: Forests to Farms to Fracking

Johnson, Deborah A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1417784068

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2014, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Geography.
This dissertation adds to the literature on energy needed by industry, government, and citizens for decision-making. The pursuit to access or create new energy resources spawns new landscapes of energy in the early 21st century. The combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technologies – popularly called “fracking” – enables entry into previously inaccessible natural gas reserves such as the Marcellus shale much of which lies beneath Pennsylvania. Although this unconventional method offers a promising source of domestic energy and job growth, the potential for negative impacts raises concerns and questions. The questions include: What is the controversy about fracking in Pennsylvania? What are the impacts of fracking? What costs is Pennsylvania paying as it shifts to shale gas extraction? Are there activities taking place or material signs that point to the emerging new landscapes? Are the individuals and organizations that resist shale gas extraction – the so-called “Green Forces” – and others who live within the region of development more or less attuned to these costs?
Nicholas Dunning, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Martin Pasqualetti, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Colleen McTague, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kevin Raleigh, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Roger Selya, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
266 p.
Families and Family Life; Land Use Planning
Stakeholder, Energy Landscape, Hydraulic fracturing, Marcellus shale, Natural Gas, Land use

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  • Johnson, D. A. (2014). New Energy Landscapes of Pennsylvania: Forests to Farms to Fracking [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1417784068

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Deborah. New Energy Landscapes of Pennsylvania: Forests to Farms to Fracking. 2014. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1417784068.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Deborah. " New Energy Landscapes of Pennsylvania: Forests to Farms to Fracking." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1417784068

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This open access ETD is published by University of Cincinnati and OhioLINK.