Matthew Cotton

Nuclear Waste Politics (eBook, PDF)

An Incrementalist Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Nuclear Waste Politics sets out a detailed historical and social scientific analysis of radioactive waste management and disposal in the UK from the 1950s up to the present day; drawing international comparisons with Sweden, Finland, Canada and the US. A theoretical framework is presented for analysing nuclear politics: blending literatures on technology policy, environmental ethics and the geography and politics of scale. The book proffers a new theory of "ethical incrementalism" and practical policy suggestions to facilitate a fair and efficient siting process for radioactive waste management facilities. The book argues that a move away from centralised, high capital investment national siting towards a regional approach using deep borehole disposal, could resolve many of the problems that the high stakes, inflexible "megaproject" approach has caused across the world.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317665021
• Artikelnr.: 48786657

Autorenporträt

Matthew Cotton is a Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Planning at the University of Sheffield, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
The problem of radioactive wastes Chapter 2
Inflexible technologies and incrementalism Chapter 3
Nuclear power and the problem of radioactive waste Chapter 4
Nirex and the search for a site Chapter 5
Health, environmental risks and the social construction of radioactive waste Chapter 6
The participatory
deliberative turn Chapter 7
Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Chapter 8
Partnership, volunteerism and ethical incrementalism Chapter 9
What next for nuclear waste?