Young People’s Perceptions of Identities in a Rural Oil and Gas Town Experiencing Boom-Bust Economic Cycles

Twum-Antwi, Akwasi; Jefferies, Philip; Theron, Linda; Schnurr, Matthew A.; Ungar, Michael

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“…Workers followed: for every 10% increase in earnings a U.S. county experienced during the boom, its population grew by 1.1% on average (Wilson, 2020). Local economies, particularly service sectors, expanded (Jacquet, 2014; Twum‐Antwi et al, 2020; Weber, 2014). Workers saw wages increase while local and state governments saw increases in sales and property tax revenues (DePillis, 2015a; Kansal et al, 2015).…”

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“…Workers saw wages increase while local and state governments saw increases in sales and property tax revenues (DePillis, 2015a; Kansal et al, 2015). These revenues, in addition (in some cases) to UOGD operator investments, helped some governments expand public services and improve infrastructure (Bohnenkamp et al, 2011; Jong & Craig, 2020; Twum‐Antwi et al, 2020). However, the impacts were not all positive.…”

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“…After the construction of infrastructure supporting drilling, well production typically involves a smaller labor force employed over a longer period (Blackmon, 2021; Kansal et al, 2015). Although wells may be “re‐fracked” multiple times, they often rely on initially built infrastructure (Driver & Scheyder, 2014; Pulikkan & Foiles, 2015), meaning that many industry jobs are limited to the development period (Jacquet, 2014; Jacquet & Kay, 2014; Twum‐Antwi et al, 2020). The transition from development to production played at least some role in the UOGD busts occurring over the last decade; declines in market prices for oil and gas also contributed, rendering more than one‐third of U.S. UOGD operations insolvent (Hiller, 2021; Wethe & Crowley, 2020).…”

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“…Governments face declining revenues and increasing environmental remediation costs associated with deteriorating infrastructure (Christopherson & Rightor, 2012; Dellinger, 2020). To the extent that governments financed infrastructure needed during the boom, they may now have to service debt and pay ongoing maintenance costs for empty or underutilized facilities (Twum‐Antwi et al, 2020). Some businesses view these declining communities as undesirable and forgo investment, while businesses crowded out during the boom may not return (DePillis, 2015a; Jacquet, 2014).…”

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Boom, bust, action! How communities can cope with boom‐bust cycles in unconventional oil and gas development

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Schomburg

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Review of Policy Research

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Scholarship on boom-busts cycles in resource extraction often assumes that affected resource-rich communities are at best reactive, at worst helpless, in the face of the large, exogenous shocks this cycle visits upon them. Researchers infrequently examine what communitiesthemselves can do to improve their economic prospects and residents' quality of life amidst booms and busts. In this review paper, we identify and synthesize work scattered across disparate academic and gray literature-in planning, law, community economic development, rural sociology, economics, and political science, among others-to holistically assess what we know about how communities can use local policymaking to manage impacts of booms and busts associated with unconventional oil and gas drilling (UOGD), often called "fracking." We highlight examples of communities tackling this task using vertical and horizontal governance strategies and distill expert recommendations for how communities can build boom-bust resiliency generally and in key areas impacted by UOGD.

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“…In many cases, the industry may create a boom-and-bust cycle, with periods of high employment and economic growth followed by downturns and job losses. Economic inequality can lead to feelings of hopelessness, low self-esteem, and a lack of opportunities, which can contribute to depression or conduct problems among young people (Twum-Antwi et al, 2020). This instability can also result in financial stress and insecurity for families, with negative spill-over effects for family functioning and heightened exposure to family adversity (Ellis & Dietz, 2017;Naicker et al, 2022).…”

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The association between family adversity and youth mental health outcomes

Somefun

Theron

Ungar

2023

Journal of Adolescence

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BackgroundThe association between family adversity and young people's mental health outcomes in communities that experience economic instability has not been well explored in the South African context. Furthermore, the overtime interaction between resilience factors, family adversity, and young people's psychological functioning in African settings, like South Africa, is under‐investigated.PurposeThis study investigates the relationship between family adversity and conduct problems and depression at two‐time points in a sample of youths in two South African communities stressed by their dependency on economically volatile oil and gas industries.MethodThis article draws on longitudinal data generated by the Resilient Youth in Stressed Environments (RYSE) study in South Africa, which included 914 and 528 (wave 1 and 3) adolescents and emerging adults (14–27‐year‐olds; M age = 18.36 years) living in Secunda/eMbalenhle and Sasolburg/Zamdela. Participants were sampled at baseline (wave 1) and 18–24 months later (wave 3). They self‐reported experience of community violence, family adversity, resilience‐enabling resources, conduct difficulties, and depression symptoms. Regression analyses were used to examine the unadjusted and adjusted association of family adversity on conduct problem and depression.ResultsAbout 60% of participants reported high family adversity. Regressions, however, revealed no association between family adversity and conduct problems and depression cross‐sectionally and over time. Individual resilience, biological sex, and experience of victimization in the community, however, were associated with conduct difficulty while all three resilience factors were associated with decreased depression among participants.ConclusionOur study sheds light on the risk and protective factors for mental health outcomes of adolescents and youths who reside in volatile, turbulent communities and experience ongoing familial challenges. To effectively support the mental well‐being of young individuals in such contexts, interventions must consider the potential ambivalence of the resilience factors they aim to strengthen.

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Youth as energy citizens or passive actors? A critical review of energy transition scholarship

Jaradat,

Noble,

Poelzer

2024

Energy Research & Social Science

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Young People’s Perceptions of Identities in a Rural Oil and Gas Town Experiencing Boom-Bust Economic Cycles

Cited by 5 publications

References 41 publications

Boom, bust, action! How communities can cope with boom‐bust cycles in unconventional oil and gas development

Boom, bust, action! How communities can cope with boom‐bust cycles in unconventional oil and gas development

The association between family adversity and youth mental health outcomes

Youth as energy citizens or passive actors? A critical review of energy transition scholarship

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