Fukushima
Impacts and Implications
Published on 30. October 2012
Book
Hardback
VIII, 145 pages
978-1-137-27432-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Winner of the CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Titles in 2014
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Edition
2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
VIII, 145 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
347 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-27432-8 (9781137274328)
DOI
10.1057/9781137274335
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
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.
Content
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