Beschreibung:
Chapter topics, organized in conjunction with the stage of the shale gas production process upon which they touch, include the implications of hydraulic fracturing for agriculture, municipalities, and other stakeholders competing for water supplies; public opinion regarding use of water for hydraulic fracturing; potential conflicts between hydraulic fracturing and water as a human right; prevention of induced seismic activity, and the disposal or recycling ofproduced water. Several chapters also discuss implications of unconventional energy production for indigenous communities, particularly as regards sustainable water management.
Section 1. Context and Framework for Analysis.- Section 2. Regulatory Regimes and Issues: regional perspectives.- Section 3. Acquiring Water for Fracturing: Conflicts and Regulatory Issues.- Section 4. What Comes Next? Disposing of Water from Hydraulic Fracturing.- Section 5. Charting and Path Forward: lessons learned and to be learned.