Unconventional shale gas development: challenges for environmental policy and EA practice
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Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development
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عنوان ژورنال: Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1461-5517,1471-5465
DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2016.1176405