eprintid: 1889 rev_number: 23 eprint_status: archive userid: 6 dir: disk0/00/00/18/89 datestamp: 2017-09-20 05:05:34 lastmod: 2019-02-06 09:52:26 status_changed: 2017-09-20 05:05:34 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Small, M. J. creators_name: Stern, P. C. creators_name: Bomberg, E. creators_name: Christopherson, S. M. creators_name: Goldstein, B. D. creators_name: Israel, A. L. creators_name: Jackson, R. B. creators_name: Krupnick, Alan J. creators_name: Mauter, M. S. creators_name: Nash, J. creators_name: North, W. creators_name: Olmstead, Sheila M. creators_name: Prakash, A. creators_name: Rabe, B. creators_name: Richardson, N. creators_name: Tierney, S. creators_name: Webler, T. creators_name: Wong-Parodi, G. creators_name: Zielinska, B. corp_creators: H. John Heinz III Professor of Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,USA corp_creators: ‡National Research Council, Board on Environmental Change and Society,USA corp_creators: School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh,UK corp_creators: City & Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca,USA corp_creators: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA corp_creators: Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA corp_creators: School of Earth Sciences, Woods Institute for the Environment, and Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University,USA corp_creators: Center for Energy Economics and Policy, Resources for the Future, Washington,USA corp_creators: Chemical Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,USA corp_creators: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA corp_creators: NorthWorks, Inc., San Francisco,USA corp_creators: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin,USA corp_creators: Department of Political Science, University of Washington, Seattle,USA corp_creators: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,USA corp_creators: Resources for the Future, Washington,USA corp_creators: The Analysis Group, Boston, USA corp_creators: Research Fellow, Social and Environmental Research Institute, Amherst, USA corp_creators: Research Scientist, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA corp_creators: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, USA title: Risks and Risk Governance in Unconventional Shale Gas Development subjects: O subjects: SHU divisions: SHEER full_text_status: none abstract: A broad assessment is provided of the current state of knowledge regarding the risks associated with shale gas development and their governance. For the principal domains of risk, we identify observed and potential hazards and promising mitigation options to address them, characterizing current knowledge and research needs. Important unresolved research questions are identified for each area of risk; however, certain domains exhibit especially acute deficits of knowledge and attention, including integrated studies of public health, ecosystems, air quality, socioeconomic impacts on communities, and climate change. For these, current research and analysis are insufficient to either confirm or preclude important impacts. The rapidly evolving landscape of shale gas governance in the U.S. is also assessed, noting challenges and opportunities associated with the current decentralized (state-focused) system of regulation. We briefly review emerging approaches to shale gas governance in other nations, and consider new governance initiatives and options in the U.S. involving voluntary industry certification, comprehensive development plans, financial instruments, and possible future federal roles. In order to encompass the multiple relevant disciplines, address the complexities of the evolving shale gas system and reduce the many key uncertainties needed for improved management, a coordinated multiagency federal research effort will need to be implemented. date: 2014 date_type: published publication: Environmental Science and Technology volume: 48 number: 15 publisher: American Chemical Society pagerange: 8289-8297 id_number: 10.1021/es502111u issn: 1520-5851 access_IS-EPOS: limited owner: Publisher citation: Small, M. J. and Stern, P. C. and Bomberg, E. and Christopherson, S. M. and Goldstein, B. D. and Israel, A. L. and Jackson, R. B. and Krupnick, Alan J. and Mauter, M. S. and Nash, J. and North, W. and Olmstead, Sheila M. and Prakash, A. and Rabe, B. and Richardson, N. and Tierney, S. and Webler, T. and Wong-Parodi, G. and Zielinska, B. (2014) Risks and Risk Governance in Unconventional Shale Gas Development. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (15). pp. 8289-8297. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es502111u