Bibliograph

Energy, Risk and Governance, The Case of Nuclear Energy in India, by Catherine Mei Ling Wong

Type

Label

Energy, Risk and Governance, The Case of Nuclear Energy in India, by Catherine Mei Ling Wong

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Energy, Risk and Governance

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1015239888

Responsibility statement

by Catherine Mei Ling Wong

Series statement

Springer eBooks

Sub title

The Case of Nuclear Energy in India

Summary

This book is about how energy, risk and governance are intertwined in the development of the nuclear industry in India and its relationship with the Indian public. It provides a rare insider-view of how the nuclear establishment thinks about risk, contrasted with public understandings of nuclear risk. Energy, Risk and Governance presents a nuanced picture of why nuclear energy is still considered by some as a rational choice. This is in spite of its risks, the ambiguities in both expert and public risk perceptions, and the internal reflexivities that have emerged within the nuclear establishment as a result of the Fukushima-Daiichi disaster that is absent from public discourse. The insights in this book are not unique to India and similar observations can likely be made across the global nuclear industry. Reflecting on what this means for risk governance in practice, this book proposes practical suggestions and some tools that practitioners in the nuclear industry can use in public engagement, risk communication and deliberation at various stages of decision-making.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Nuclear Energy, Risk and Governance -- 2. Risk in Social Theory -- 3. The Making of India’s Nuclear Energy Programme -- 4. Elite Risk Perceptions -- 5. Risk and Safety -- 6. Public Risk Perceptions -- 7. From Risk Management to Risk Governance -- 8. Conclusion

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