Resource extraction relies on human interaction with the underground, often near rural communities. Yet, little research has explored localized, place-based relationships to the underground and subsequent concerns tied to proposed energy activities. This paper highlights the importance of place in localized risk perceptions of proposed shale exploration in two rural communities in the United Kingdom. Through qualitative case studies we examine how senses of place and place-based knowledges are shaped by underground landscapes. Further, we explore how these inform local risk perceptions of shale gas exploration. Our findings demonstrate how senses of place and place-based knowledges in each community are embedded in local rural culture that stretches back multiple generations, and are at least in part rooted in human connections to, and understanding of, the subsurface. Connections between surface and underground aspects of places create concerns about distinctiveness, which heighten residents' perceptions of more generalized shale gas risks. The research findings broaden our understanding of how places encompass both surface and underground landscapes, with significant implications for risk perceptions in energy contexts. These findings raise important questions for incorporating place-based and plural sets of knowledge in risk management and decision-making for future underground energy projects that contribute to net-zero strategies.

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“你知道你脚下是什么吗？”：地下景观与地下景观英国农村社区拟议页岩气选址的基于地点的风险认知☆

资源开采依赖于人类与地下的互动，通常在农村社区附近。然而，很少有研究探讨与地下的本地化、基于地点的关系以及与拟议的能源活动相关的后续担忧。本文强调了英国两个农村社区拟议页岩勘探的局部风险认知中的重要性。通过定性案例研究，我们研究地下景观如何塑造地方感和基于地方的知识。此外，我们还探讨了这些如何影响当地对页岩气勘探的风险认知。我们的研究结果表明，每个社区的地方感和基于地方的知识如何嵌入当地乡村文化中，这种文化可以追溯到多代人之前，并且至少部分植根于人类与地下的联系和理解。地方的地表和地下之间的联系引起了人们对独特性的担忧，这增强了居民的兴趣。对更普遍的页岩气风险的看法。研究结果拓宽了我们对地方如何涵盖地表和地下景观的理解，对能源环境中的风险认知具有重大影响。这些发现提出了重要的问题，即如何将基于地点的多元知识纳入未来地下能源项目的风险管理和决策中，从而有助于实现净零排放战略。