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Political Science Regional Planning

Offshore Petroleum Politics

Regulation and Risk in the Scotian Basin

by (author) Peter Clancy

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2011
Category
Regional Planning, Urban & Regional, Economic Policy, Environmental Policy, Government & Business, Economic Development
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774820547
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774820554
    Publish Date
    Jul 2012
    List Price
    $34.95
  • 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).

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