Energy Company / Landowner Negotiation Data

Case study

From question to public source.

Each row separates the human question, the evidence, the method, Jonathan's role, the contribution, the public source, and the limits of the claim.

Question

How do energy companies negotiate with landowners when acquiring land for hydraulic fracturing, and how do institutional settings shape bargaining power?

Evidence / design

Landowner negotiation records and policy-relevant source material coded for comparison.

My role

Contributor; public supplement lists data collection and coding-scheme development among contributions for Jonathan and several coauthors.

Method / approach

Data collection and coding-scheme development used to make qualitative records comparable while keeping context visible.

What it contributes

An interdisciplinary Nature Energy project analyzing how energy companies negotiate with landowners and how institutional contexts shape bargaining power.

Public source

Published, Nature Energy, 2024. Open public source

Limits / what not to overclaim

The site credits the interdisciplinary team and does not claim sole authorship or new analysis beyond the public article.