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Nuclear Waste Politics: An Incrementalist Perspective

Nuclear Waste Politics: An Incrementalist Perspective

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Waste Management and Policy

Business GeneralEnvironmental StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1138785288
ISBN13: 9781138785281
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 19 2017
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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