Foreword | |
Preface | |
Acknowledgements | |
List of Contributors | |
Gilbert Buchan C. B. E. - A Tribute | |
Resource, Environment and Development | |
Summary | p. 7 |
Resource | p. 13 |
Environment | p. 27 |
Development | p. 57 |
Economic and Social Impacts | |
Summary | p. 89 |
Development of UK Policy towards Oil and Gas Impacts on the UK Economy | p. 93 |
The Impact of Oil on the Scottish Economy with Particular Reference to the Aberdeen Economy | p. 115 |
Impact of Large Installations: Oil Platform Fabrication Yards in the Highlands and Islands | p. 139 |
Oil and Remote Communities - Shetland and Orkney | p. 165 |
Some International Comparisons | p. 193 |
Environmental Impact - Onshore | |
Summary | p. 215 |
The Central and Local Government Responses to North Sea Oil and Gas Developments in Scotland | p. 221 |
Safeguarding the Environmental Interest | p. 239 |
The Scottish Approach to Environmental Assessment | p. 267 |
Mitigation by Design | p. 281 |
The Response to Industry: The Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group | p. 333 |
Environmental Impact - Offshore | |
Summary | p. 359 |
Environmental Assessments | p. 363 |
International Initiatives and Statutory Controls on the Prevention of Pollution from Offshore Operations | p. 403 |
Sources of Environmental Disturbance Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Developments | p. 417 |
Oil Spills - Effects and Response | p. 441 |
The Impact on the Fishing Industry | p. 459 |
Submarine Pipelines and the North Sea Environment | p. 481 |
Decommissioning and Abandonment of Offshore Installations | p. 523 |
Hazard and Risk | |
Summary | p. 553 |
Hazard and Risk | p. 559 |
Mossmorran Case Study | p. 585 |
The Management of Acute Risks. Oil Spill Contingency Planning and Response | p. 619 |
Managing Chronic Environmental Risks | p. 643 |
Comments, Criticisms and Conclusions | p. 665 |
Chronological List | p. 681 |
Biographical List of Contributors | p. 689 |
Index | p. 699 |
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