relation: https://episodesplatform.eu/eprints/1978/
title: Uncertainty in the shale gas debate: views from the science-policymaking interface
creator: Profiroiu, Constantin Marius
creator: Gasparini, Paolo
creator: Ivan, Valentina
subject: Other-additional study
subject: Unconventional hydrocarbon extraction
description: Shale  gas  involves  a  technology  which  is   a  controversial  method  of  energy  production   mainly  because  there  are  uncertainties  about   the  possible  environmental  and  human  health   impacts. The article aims to identify the level of   knowledge  in  relation  to  the  impact  of  environmental risks attached to shale gas exploitation in   the academic and scientific community. It does   so by employing the expert elicitation approach   which  has  the  benefi t  of  quantifying  the  judgment  of  individual  experts.  We  have  revealed   a  consistency  among  researchers  in  assessing   the level of uncertainty of the main environmental risks and a preferred policy option in dealing   with uncertainty, a vow for improved transparency, openness and ease of access to information.   Shale gas policy-making in Europe needs a science-based approach as science informs policy   by  delivering  objective  and  reliable  knowledge.   The article concludes that developing a comprehensive  approach  based  on  scientific  data  and   an appropriate regulatory framework will provide   a path forward for the future development of contested policies like shale gas.
publisher: Babes Bolyai University
date: 2015-10
type: Article
type: NonPeerReviewed
identifier:   Profiroiu, Constantin Marius and Gasparini, Paolo and Ivan, Valentina  (2015) Uncertainty in the shale gas debate: views from the science-policymaking interface.  Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 46 (E).  pp. 144-161.      
relation: http://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/456