TY  - JOUR
ID  - epos1978
UR  - http://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/456
IS  - E
A1  - Profiroiu, Constantin Marius
A1  - Gasparini, Paolo
A1  - Ivan, Valentina
N2  - 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 scienti?c community. It does 
so by employing the expert elicitation approach 
which  has  the  bene? 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  scienti?c  data  and 
an appropriate regulatory framework will provide 
a path forward for the future development of contested policies like shale gas.
VL  - 46
TI  - Uncertainty in the shale gas debate: views from the science-policymaking interface
AV  - none
EP  - 161
Y1  - 2015/10//
PB  - Babes Bolyai University
JF  - Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
KW  - shale gas
KW  -  uncertainty
KW  -  access to information
KW  -  expert elicitation
SN  - 1842 ? 2845
SP  - 144
ER  -