Volume
54
Issue
6
DOI
10.34068/joe.54.06.07
Abstract
The response by agriculture/natural resources and community development Extension educators to shale development in Ohio has been proactive. There is a need, however, to understand the impact that shale development is having broadly on families and communities and specifically as it relates to lease payments and the perceptions and realities of resource windfalls or sudden wealth. This article presents the preliminary results of a qualitative study. In the course of data analysis, themes emerged around the topics of money, family and community life, and land. A discussion of the role of Extension professionals is provided.
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Recommended Citation
Bates, J. S., & Loy, P. W. (2016). Windfall Wealth and Shale Development in Appalachian Ohio: Preliminary Results. The Journal of Extension, 54(6), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.54.06.07
