Why build a tunnel under a SPA? : the Corrib gas controversy / Niamh McManus

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Galway : Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2017Description: iii, 57 pages : figures, illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
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  • Why build a tunnel under a Special Protected Area? : the Corrib gas controversy [Distinctive title]
Subject(s): Dissertation note: BA (Hons) in Heritage Studies. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2017 Summary: In 1996 natural gas was discovered off NW coast of Mayo & a site had to be chosen to bring the gas ashore. Issues arose regarding the construction & route options as transporting untreated raw gas could be extremely dangerous. This dissertation was undertaken to find out the reasons why a tunnel was constructed under a Special Protected Area. Also to look at the environmental risks associated with the Corrib Gas Project, and whether or not these risks had a major role in the planning of the project. Finally to look at the community divisiveness that the Corrib Gas Project created.
List(s) this item appears in: THESES: Bachelor Of Arts In Heritage Studies
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BA (Hons) in Heritage Studies. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2017

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In 1996 natural gas was discovered off NW coast of Mayo & a site had to be chosen to bring the gas ashore. Issues arose regarding the construction & route options as transporting untreated raw gas could be extremely dangerous. This dissertation was undertaken to find out the reasons why a tunnel was constructed under a Special Protected Area. Also to look at the environmental risks associated with the Corrib Gas Project, and whether or not these risks had a major role in the planning of the project. Finally to look at the community divisiveness that the Corrib Gas Project created.

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