Lesson 10: Community Impacts
Overview
In this lesson, you will learn about the boomtown impact model and consider how the model might be updated to fit the particular conditions of shale gas development. Next, we will assemble a handy “toolbox” of ways to assess information about the social impacts of shale gas development. Assigned readings will give an overview of each topic, and can then be applied to actual data from the Marcellus Shale region.
Main topics include:
- Causation in Social Science
- Community Impacts in the Media
- Boomtown Impact Model
- Risk Perception
- Institutional Trust
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- Summarize the boom-bust cycle and its potential impacts
- Assess the physical and social impacts of shale gas development