When fracking comes to town : governance, planning, and economic impacts of the US shale boom

Introduction: beyond the boom -- The shale boom in historical perspective -- Local jurisdictions and variation in state law in the Marcellus Shale region -- How the legal framework of fracking in Appalachia disserves the poor -- Framing fracking through local lenses -- Using boomtown models to understand the consequences of fracking -- Hydraulic fracturing and boomtown planning in western North Dakota -- Local planning and the Shell cracker plant -- The resource conflict and the local tradeoffs of fracking -- Local labor markets and shale gas -- Shale energy and regional economic development impacts in northwest Pennsylvania -- The boom, the bust, and the cost of the cleanup -- Private and public economic impacts of fracking in Wyoming -- An economic and policy analysis of shale gas well bonds -- Conclusion: lessons and extensions.