Using BP Neural Networks to Prioritize Risk Management Approaches for China’s Unconventional Shale Gas Industry

This article is motivated by a conundrum: How can shale gas development be encouraged and managed without complete knowledge of the associated risks? To answer this question, we used back propagation (BP) neural networks and expert scoring to quantify the relative risks of shale gas development acro...

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Main Authors: Cong Dong, Xiucheng Dong, Joel Gehman, Lianne Lefsrud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/979