Fukushima - Impacts and Implications

Zusatztext Winner of the CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Titles in 2014 Informationen zum Autor David Elliott is Emeritus Professor of Technology Policy, Co-Director of the Energy and Environment Research Unit at The Open University as well as editor of its journal Renew. He has been involved with the production of a range of OU courses in Design and Innovation, with an emphasis on how the design and innovation process can be steered towards the development of socially and environmentally appropriate technologies. His main research interests relate to the development of sustainable energy technologies, and in particular renewable energy based systems. Klappentext The Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 led Japan, and many other countries, to change their energy policies. David Elliott reviews the disaster and its global implications, asking whether, despite continued backing by some governments, the growing opposition to nuclear power means the end of the global nuclear renaissance. Zusammenfassung The Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 led Japan! and many other countries! to change their energy policies. David Elliott reviews the disaster and its global implications! asking whether! despite continued backing by some governments! the growing opposition to nuclear power means the end of the global nuclear renaissance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The nuclear back-story  Fukushima: the immediate impacts  Reactions in Japan and across Asia  Reactions in Continental Europe  Reactions in the UK The US and the rest of the world  Analysis: political, economic and technological issues  Reactions to Fukushima: contestation and trust Conclusions: The lessons of Fukushima  End notes: Nuclear Technology and its heath impacts

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Introduction: The nuclear back-story Fukushima: the immediate impacts Reactions in Japan and across Asia Reactions in Continental Europe Reactions in the UK The US and the rest of the world Analysis: political, economic and technological issues Reactions to Fukushima: contestation and trust Conclusions: The lessons of Fukushima End notes: Nuclear Technology and its heath impacts

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Winner of the CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Titles in 2014

Product details

• Authors: D Elliott, D. Elliott, David Elliott, ELLIOTT DAVID
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2012
• EAN: 9781137274328
• ISBN: 978-1-137-27432-8
• No. of pages: 153
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; C, Political Science, Environment, The environment, Political science & theory, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution, Comparative Politics, Nuclear Energy, Environmental Sciences, Environment, general, Pollution, general, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Radiation protection, Radiation—Safety measures, Nuclear issues, Radiation Dosimetry and Protection, energy;Europe;Fukushima;government;reaction