Organising responses to climate change: the politics of mitigation, adaptation and suffering

Abstract

which, I believe, revolve around answering the question: how have subnational governments responded to the fracking boom and subsequent bust. The answers are found in an engaging set of comparative case studies that cover three major extractive regions/states: Marcellus, Bakken, and fields in Wyoming. The studies reveal that local and state governments have embraced numerous responses and have created and/or revisited a myriad of roles for themselves including capacity building, consensus building, shared and collaborative governance, and planning and economic solutions. Policymakers have also updated relevant institutions and policies so that communities are better positioned to adequately respond to the novel challenges of the fracking boom. In short, the book embraces the complexity of the shale boom and offers an engaging account of how governance systems and planning have adapted to new challenges grounded in the local experience.