| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 337 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Energy and society |
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Energy and society.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction: Nuclear Energy and Society in Postwar Europe | Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Mar Rubio-Varas -- Part 1: Context -- 1. Nuclear-Society Relations from the Dawn of the Nuclear Age | Paul Josephson, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Arne Kaijser -- 2. The Changing Economic Context Influencing Nuclear Decisions | Mar Rubio-Varas -- Part 2: Actors -- 3. One Movement or Many? The Diversity of Antinuclear Movements in Europe | Albert Presas i Puig and Jan-Henrik Meyer -- 4. International Organizations and the Atom: How Comecon, Euratom, and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Developed Societal Engagement | Paul Josephson and Markku Lehtonen -- Part 3: Perspectives -- 5. Risky or Beneficial? Exploring Perceptions of Nuclear Energy over Time in a Cross-Country Perspective | Josep Espluga, Wilfried Konrad, Ann Enander, Beatriz Medina, Ana Prades, and Pieter Cools -- 6. Trust and Mistrust in Radioactive Waste Management: Historical Experience from High- and Low-Trust Contexts | Markku Lehtonen, Matthew Cotton, and Tatiana Kasperski -- 7. Nuclear Power and Environmental Justice: The Case for Political Equality | Matthew Cotton -- 8. Nuclear Energy in Europe: A Public Technology | Stathis Arapostathis, Robert Bud, and Helmuth Trischler -- 9. Nuclear Installations at European Borders: Transboundary Collaboration and Conflict | Arne Kaijser and Jan-Henrik Meyer -- Conclusions: Future Challenges for Nuclear Energy and Society in a Historical Perspective | Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Mar Rubio-Varas -- Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
"An interdisciplinary book on nuclear energy that analyzes comparative case studies across Europe and the United States, considers nuclear energy's role in policies and markets, explores the relationships between society and the nuclear sector, and examines challenges facing the nuclear sector"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- Europe
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Nuclear energy -- Europe -- Public opinion
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Nuclear energy -- Social aspects -- Europe
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Nuclear engineering -- Europe -- History
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Nuclear energy -- Government policy
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Nuclear energy -- Public opinion
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Nuclear energy -- Social aspects
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Nuclear engineering
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lehtonen, Markku
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Meyer, Jan-Henrik
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Rubio-Varas, Mar
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| LC no. |
2021037030 |
| ISBN |
9781952271335 |
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1952271339 |
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9781952271328 |
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1952271320 |
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9781952271311 |
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1952271312 |
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