Nuclear power, economic development discourse and the environment : the case of India /
Nuclear power is often characterized as a ""green technology."" Technologies are rarely, if ever, socially isolated artefacts. Instead, they materially represent an embodiment of values and priorities. Nuclear power is no different. It is a product of a particular political econo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Series: | Routledge explorations in environmental studies ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Nuclear power is often characterized as a ""green technology."" Technologies are rarely, if ever, socially isolated artefacts. Instead, they materially represent an embodiment of values and priorities. Nuclear power is no different. It is a product of a particular political economy and the question is whether that political economy can helpfully engage with the challenge of addressing the environmental crisis on a finite, inequitable and shared planet. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 229 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136229916 1136229914 |