Risky Business

Nuclear Power and Public Protest in Canada

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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This David and Goliath story chronicles and analyzes how a small, under-funded public interest group—Durham Nuclear Awareness of Oshawa, Ontario—mobilized opposition to the December 1994 re-licensing of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Michael D. Mehta explores the struggle between Durham Nuclear Awareness and Canada's nuclear establishment to illustrate how the concept of risk can be used to understand contemporary political conflicts. As concerns mount inCanada about the regulation of nuclear power, Risky Business provides important scholarly attention to nuclear risk assessment and the role of the public in technological and scientific debates.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-12-14
Mått157 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt327 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor138
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739109106

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Michael Mehta's book Nuclear Power and Public Protest in Canada is a timely and excellent contribution to the role of social movements in shaping risk debates and influencing the trajectory of a technology. Following a strong narrative line, Mehta maps the story of how a small NGO battled a major nuclear power generating station and the Atomic Energy Control Board. The highly readable story is set against the context of risk assessment and public policy. It is rich case studies like this that allow us to probe into, and better understand, the details of the challenges posed by technology in a risk society.