Political Science Regional Planning
Offshore Petroleum Politics
Regulation and Risk in the Scotian Basin
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2011
- Category
- Regional Planning, Urban & Regional, Economic Policy, Environmental Policy, Government & Business, Economic Development
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774820547
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $95.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774820554
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774820561
- Publish Date
- May 2011
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
The extraction of oil and gas from offshore continental shelves constitutes one of the most dynamic sectors of global petroleum development. It is also one of the most complex. Atlantic Canada is no exception, and the history of Scotian Basin petroleum over the past half century reveals a fascinating series of political challenges, accommodations, and settlements. Peter Clancy’s comprehensive analysis of petroleum politics in Nova Scotia demonstrates the complex intergovernmental and intercorporate relationships, ecological concerns, and Aboriginal interests that have complicated offshore development. His incisive analysis of the complex politics at play provides new insights into the unique challenges facing the petroleum industry in Atlantic Canada.
About the author
Peter Clancy is a Professor of Political Science and an associate with Interdisciplinary Studies in Aquatic Resources (ISAR) at St. Francis Xavier University. He has written extensively in the areas of business-government relations, the politics of resource management, and Northern Canada studies. His books include Against the Grain: Foresters and Politics in Nova Scotia (UBC Press, 2000) and The Savage Years: The Perils of Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia (Formac Publishing, 2000).