The shale gas boom revolutionized the energy sector through hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
High levels of energy production force communities, states, and nations to consider the …

Fracking has become a hot topic in the media and public discourse not only because of its
economic benefit but also its environmental impacts. Recently, scientists have investigated …

The optimal design and operations of water supply chain networks for shale gas production
is addressed. A mixed‐integer linear fractional programming (MILFP) model is developed …

Unconventional oil and gas development has expanded dramatically in the United States
during the last 15 years. This change in the energy industry has developed, modified, and …

Public concerns about hydraulic fracking are growing and scientists continue to analyze and
evaluate its associated environmental impacts. However, a rigorous spatial analysis of …

Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has been increasing exponentially across the
United States, which holds the largest known shale gas reserves in the world. Studies have …

Large, continuous forest provides critical habitat for some species of forest dependent
wildlife. The rapid expansion of shale gas development within the northern Appalachians …

Over the past decade, various aspects of China's fragile karst environments, including net
primary productivity (NPP), have been changed or threatened by shale gas development …

This special issue addresses hydraulic fracturing for shale gas extraction as an interpretive
policy problem. Bringing together empirical cases from the USA, the Netherlands, the UK …

This study aims to improve a previously-developed methodology for predicting the traffic
impacts of mixed-use developments (MXDs). In 31 diverse metropolitan regions across the …