Assessing, planning, and management of North Sea oil development effects in the Shetland Islands

Journal Article · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Environmental Impact Assessment Review; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0195-9255(93)90033-8· OSTI ID:6124186

Nelson, J G; Butler, R W ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada) Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (Canada)

The Shetland Islands have long had the reputation of having planned and managed the onshore effects of offshore petroleum development very well. The islands are seen as something of a model for others to follow and have frequently been visited since the beginning of northern North Sea oil development in the early 1970s by those wishing to learn how to best approach offshore petroleum development in their home areas. In this assessment the authors wish to focus on views expressed on the effectiveness of the planning and managing of onshore effects of petroleum development and present an overview of interviewee statements on future issues. Emphasis will be placed on the environmental aspects, where that term is taken for present purposes, to include fauna, flora, water quality, and other resources and their relationships to industries such as fishing and tourism--although observations will also be made about planning and management of land use and socio-economic effects. The paper concludes with an attempt to set their findings in a broader pluralist context by relating them to the views expressed in recent books by Shetland residents that contain observations on oil effects although written for more general purposes.

• OSTI ID: 6124186
• Journal Information: Environmental Impact Assessment Review; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Impact Assessment Review; (United States) Vol. 13:4; ISSN 0195-9255; ISSN EIARDK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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