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The "Footprint" of Shale Development: Economic, Social, and Environmental Issues

Framework for Assessing Water Resource Impacts from Shale Gas Drilling

Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale

Susan Riha and Brian G. Rahm

December 2010

How Should We Think About the Economic Consequences of Shale Gas Drilling?

Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale

Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor

May 2011

Hydrofracking a Boom-Bust Endeavor

Op-Ed in the Albany Times-Union, August 14, 2011

Christopherson, Susan. August 14, 2011. "Hydrofracking a Boom-Bust Endeavor." Perspective section of the Albany (NY) Times Union: B1.

Susan Christopherson

August 2011

Comments on Issues in the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (RDSGEIS) and Accompanying Documents

Issues specifically addressed are the social and economic impacts of high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) proposed for New York.

Susan Christopherson

January 2012

Sources of Economic Development in the Finger Lakes Region: The Critical Importance of Tourism and Perceptions of Place

Expert report prepared for a SEQR Issues Hearing of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on the socio-economic and employment implications of a proposed liquefied petroleum gas storage and transportation facility near Watkins Glen, NY.

Susan Christopherson

January 2015

Risks Beyond the Well Pad: The Economic Footprint of Shale Gas Development in the US

Christopherson, Susan. 2015. "Risks Beyond the Well Pad: The Economic Footprint of Shale Gas Development in the US." Book chapter in The Human and Environmental Impact of Fracking: How Fracturing Shale for Gas Affects Us and Our World, Madelon L. Finkel (ed.). Santa Barbara CA, Denver CO, and Oxford UK: Praeger.

Susan Christopherson

2015

How Shale Development Affects Drilling Regions

Hammer Down: A Guide to Protecting Local Roads Impacted by Shale Gas Drilling

Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale

C.J. Randall

December 2010

Natural Gas: Boon or Burden to Local Economies

Online essay in the Arguments blog of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, May 30, 2011.

Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor

May 2011

Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Potential Impacts on the Tourism Economy of the Southern Tier

Report prepared for the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board with support from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Andrew Rumbach

July 2011

The Economic Consequences of Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction: Key Issues

Eight Policy Briefs Summarizing Our Marcellus Research on Socio-Economic Issues

Christopherson, Susan et al. 2011. CaRDI Reports Issue 14, The Economic Consequences of Shale Gas Extraction: Key Issues (September). Ithaca NY: Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institute.

Susan Christopherson, Ned Rightor, David Kay, Susan Riha, Brian Rahm, Andrew Rumbach, Jeffrey Jacquet, Amanda Wilson, Lydia Morken, C.J. Randall, and Sara Lepori

September 2011

How Shale Gas Extraction Affects Drilling Localities: Lessons for Regional and City Policy Makers

Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2012. "How Shale Gas Extraction Affects Drilling Localities: Lessons for Regional and City Policy Makers." Journal of Town & City Management Vol. 2, No. 4 (March-May). London: Henry Stewart Publications.

Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor

December 2011

Crude Oil Transport Issues

Are We Prepared for

Christopherson, Susan. 2014. Are We Prepared for "Pipelines on Rails"?: Oil Transport Risks and Policy Challenges. Policy brief. CaRDI Research and Policy Brief Series, Issue 58 (February). Ithaca NY: Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institute.

Susan Christopherson

February 2014

Crude Oil Transport: Risks and Impacts

Christopherson, Susan and Kushan Dave. 2015. Crude Oil Transport: Risks and Impacts.

Great Lakes Commission Issue Brief 3 (February 20)

Susan Christopherson and Kushan Dave

February 2015

Crude Oil Railroad Transport: Community Risk Perception and Emergency Preparation in the Hudson River Valley

Report prepared for the New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI) and the Hudson River Estuary program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Susan Christopherson and Irene Hung

May 2015

Jobs Predictions and Jobs Reality

Workforce Development Challenges in the Natural Gas Industry

Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale

Jeffrey Jacquet

February 2011

The Economic Impact of Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling: What Have We Learned? What are the Limitations?

Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale

David Kay

April 2011

The False Promise of Fracking and Local Jobs

Online essay in The Conversation, January 27, 2015

Susan Christopherson

January 2015

How Communities Are Responding

Frack or Bust: Shale Gas Extraction Brings Local Planning Challenges

West, David, T. Knipe and S. Christopherson. 2012. "Frack or Bust: Shale Gas Extraction Brings Local Planning Challenges." Planning (The Magazine of the American Planning Association) Vol. 78, No. 4 (April): 8-13.

David West, Thomas Knipe, and Susan Christopherson

April 2012

A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development

Policy Brief

Christopherson, Susan, C. Frickey, and N. Rightor. 2013. A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development. Policy brief. CaRDI Research and Policy Brief Series, Issue 54 (June). Ithaca NY: Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institute.

Susan Christopherson, Clay Frickey, and Ned Rightor

June 2013

A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development

Report

Christopherson, Susan, C. Frickey, and N. Rightor. 2013. A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development. Report in the CRP Working Paper Series. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning (June).

Susan Christopherson, Clay Frickey, and Ned Rightor

June 2013

Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development

Policy Brief

Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2013. Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development. National Agricultural & Rural Development Policy Center (NARDeP) Policy Brief 18 (November).

Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor

November 2013

NIMBYs or Concerned Citizens? How Communities Evaluate the Costs and Benefits of Shale Oil and Gas Development

Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2014. "NIMBYs or Concerned Citizens: Responding to Shale Oil and Gas Development." Progressive Planning No. 198 (Winter): 32-35.

Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor

December 2013

Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development

Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2015. "Confronting An Uncertain Future: How US Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development." Book chapter in Our Energy Future: Socioeconomic Implications and Policy Options for Rural America, Don E. Albrecht, editor. Routledge Studies in Energy Policy series. Oxford, UK and New York: Routledge: 40-60.

Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor

2015