Unconventional gas development in Australia: A critical review of its social license

Luke, Hanabeth; Brueckner, Martin; Emmanouil, Nia

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2018.10.006

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“…It has played out on a state versus local level in the United States, with the New York State Supreme Court ruling in favour of local authority to govern development (Dokshin 2016, Simonelli 2014, whilst other states such as Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Texas have shown much more reticence to cede authority to municipal governments (Briggle 2015, Davis 2014, Fry et al 2015, Mayer and Malin 2018, Minor 2013, Rawlins 2013, Warner and Shapiro 2013. In Australia, we see similar differences arising at the state level, with New South Wales most welcoming of local governance (Luke et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 83%

Just environmental governance for shale gas? Transitioning towards sustainable local regulation of fracking in Spain

Hull

Evensen

2020

Energy Research & Social Science

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Just environmental governance for shale gas? Transitioning towards sustainable local regulation of fracking in Spain

Hull

Evensen

2020

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…Further, both political and legal licences are frequently being challenged by communities on social licence grounds in situations where community well-being is deemed to be at risk or afforded insufficient protection. The unconventional gas industry, which in many countries has been able to garner political support and receive regulatory approval, continues to face fierce opposition due to community concerns about the impact of hydraulic fracturing (e.g., Rijke, 2013 ;Steger & Milicevic, 2014 ;Watson & Cadena, 2014 ;Luke, Brueckner & Emmanouil, 2018 ). Another prominent Australian example is the current contest surrounding Adani's Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, which enjoys political and legal licence support yet faces vehement community opposition on environmental, economic, social and cultural grounds .…”

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Eco-activism and Social Work

2019

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Social workers are called upon to shift from a human-centric bias to an ecological ethical sensibility by embracing love as integral to their justice mission and by extending the idea of social justice to include environmental and species justice. This book presents the love ethic model as a way to do eco-justice work using public campaigns, research, community arts practice and other nonviolent, direct action strategies. The model is premised on an active and ongoing commitment to the eco-values of love, eco-justice and nonviolence for the purpose of upholding the public interest. The love ethic model is informed by the stories of eco-activists who used nonviolent actions to address ecological issues such as: pollution; degradation of the environment; exploitation of farm animals; mining industry overriding First Nation Peoples' land rights; and human health and social costs related to the natural resource industries, private land developments and government infrastructure projects. Informed by practice insights by activists from a range of eco-justice concerns, this innovative book provides new directions in social work and environmental studies involving transformational change leadership and dialogical group work between interest groups. It should be considered essential reading for social work students, researchers and practitioners as well as eco-activists more generally.

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“…Hydraulic fracturing ('Fracking') is an established method of fossil fuel extraction in the US (Jacquet et al, 2018, Haggerty et al, 2018, Theodori, 2018, Australia (Luke et al, 2018a), Canada (Lachapelle et al, 2018), and China (Tan et al, 2019), with many other countries hoping for this technology to reverse their dependence on imported fossil fuels and provide welcome extra cash for the state coffers. Nevertheless, fracking is also characterised by a polarisation of views and there is substantial concern and debate surrounding the possible impacts of fracking within the government, media and public sphere (Smith and Ferguson, 2013;Ritchie et al, 2014).…”

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How distance influences dislike: Responses to proposed fracking in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Craig

Evensen²,

Horst³

2019

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Despite extensive social science research into public perceptions and social responses to fracking, scholars have only begun to examine the relationship between distance to development and support or opposition for it. Importantly, the emerging studies are exclusively from the United States, and focus on communities and regions in which fracking already exists – in contrast to areas where it is proposed and still going through planning approvals. This paper reports public responses to proposed fracking in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A total of 120 people participated in an in-person survey with a qualitative follow-up in four locations: the village right next to the development site, two other villages just inside and just outside the wider fracking concession area, and in the capital city of Belfast, 150 km away. A clear spatial pattern of opinion was found, from almost universal opposition to fracking next to the site, to an even three-way split between proponents, opponents and ‘neutrals’ to fracking in general, in Belfast. Results show that some risks are perceived to be more local than others, whilst perceived (economic) benefits are recognised mainly at the national level. Content analysis of local and national newspapers revealed a very clear and similar pattern. Connections to Fermanagh, through visits or long-term residence, were also clear predictors of opposition to fracking. The spatial pattern of support for fracking in Northern Ireland differs substantially from each of the contrasting patterns observed in the United States. We discuss likely reasons for this and implications for both research and policy.

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Unconventional gas development in Australia: A critical review of its social license

Cited by 31 publications

References 52 publications

Just environmental governance for shale gas? Transitioning towards sustainable local regulation of fracking in Spain

Just environmental governance for shale gas? Transitioning towards sustainable local regulation of fracking in Spain

Eco-activism and Social Work

How distance influences dislike: Responses to proposed fracking in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

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