Abstract
Oil and gas produced from under coastal waters contribute to domestic energy supplies. As a result, for more than a half century coastal policy and the nation's energy policy have been intertwined. The governance challenge over those decades has been to manage oil development so the coasts' natural and social systems can continue to meet the needs of all citizens. It's no secret that state governments, as well as many interest groups, object to offshore oil drilling, often because of oil spills and environmental impacts. In this chapter, we'll look at the basis for those disputes and examine whether the current sector-based management approach has proven up to the challenge of resolving them.
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Burroughs, R. (2011). Oil. In: Coastal Governance. Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-016-3_4
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