“Do you Know What's Underneath your Feet?”: Underground Landscapes & Place‐Based Risk Perceptions of Proposed Shale Gas Sites in Rural British Communities^☆

Stacia Ryder, Jennifer Dickie, Patrick Devine‐Wright · 2023 · Rural Sociology

Summary. Rural communities in the United Kingdom perceive risks from proposed shale gas exploration through deep, place-based knowledge rooted in generations of connection to their local landscapes, including underground features. Residents' understanding of subsurface geology shapes their concerns about how extraction threatens their communities' distinctiveness and character. The study shows that effective risk management for underground energy projects must incorporate local, place-based knowledge alongside technical expertise.

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  title   = {“Do you Know What's Underneath your Feet?”: Underground Landscapes &amp; Place‐Based Risk Perceptions of Proposed Shale Gas Sites in Rural British Communities<sup>☆</sup>},
  author  = {Stacia Ryder and Jennifer Dickie and Patrick Devine‐Wright},
  journal = {Rural Sociology},
  year    = {2023},
  doi     = {10.1111/ruso.12513},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12513}
}

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DOI

10.1111/ruso.12513

Countries

United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

energy, policy, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28