How Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics Shape Conflict in Colorado’s Oil and Gas Subsystem. An Application of the Policy Conflict Framework

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Brief Overview

Relying on 34 interviews spanning 10 policy conflicts, mainly involving well siting, this paper uses the Policy Conflict Framework to analyze the cognitive and behavioral characteristics of policy conflict in Colorado’s oil and gas subsystem.

Author

• Kathleen S Bailey, University of Colorado Denver