Loomis, Terrence M.

Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New Zealand : Texas of the South Pacific. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (275 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Political Economy of Oil and Gas Development -- Chapter Two: The Unconventional Oil and -- Chapter Three: New Zealand Government Efforts to Expedite Petroleum Development -- Chapter Four: Petroleum Industry Strategies to Promote and Defend Oil and Gas Development -- Chapter Five: Selling the East Coast -- Chapter Six: Community and Indigenous Responses to Oil and Gas Development -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Māori Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Petroleum Development and Environmental Conflict in Aotearoa New Zealand: Texas of the South Pacific examines the circumstances under which environmental opposition to state policies to promote oil and gas development has led to far-reaching changes in institutional relations between the state and civil society.

9781498537582


Petroleum industry and trade - Environmental aspects - New Zealand.


Electronic books.

HD9578.N45.L66 2017

333.82315099