Energy geographers have characterized energy as a borderland topic because of its ability
to straddle and interconnect different geographic concepts and debates. In this review, we …

This article critically reviews social science research on unconventional hydrocarbon
development in the United Kingdom. I analyse fifty research articles published over the last …

How contested sources of energy such as shale gas are perceived in frontier countries
considering their development is incredibly important to national and international climate …

This paper explores the conflict over shale gas exploration in Lancashire where the
company Cuadrilla is preparing to horizontally drill and hydraulically fracture the first shale …

Social learning is the process of exchanging and developing knowledge (including skills
and experiences) through human interaction. This key planning process needs to be better …

This paper argues that the crisis of post‐politics has sparked an authoritarian turn in spatial
planning in England. The proposed reform of the English planning system in 2020 is a …

For over four years, local residents, the government, industry and scientists have been
anticipating the start of shale gas operations at a site at Preston New Road in Lancashire …

Planning systems developed through the period of 'normative','third way'neoliberalism were
critiqued as being 'post-political'. Planning systems were developed that bypassed political …

Unlike conventional resources, unconventional gas (such as shale gas) is trapped in low
permeability rock, from which it does not flow naturally. Hence, its extraction is costly and …

The exploration and potential extraction of shale gas–better known as fracking–has
emerged as one of the most contentious dimensions to local environmental politics in the …