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Nuclear Power, Economic Development Discourse and the Environment : the Case of India.
This book offers a critique of civilian nuclear power as a green energy strategy for India. The author argues that the existing growth-based, highly technology-centric model of organizing economic activity is unsustainable and urgently needs reform. Categorizing nuclear power in India as an "&q...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge explorations in environmental studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book offers a critique of civilian nuclear power as a green energy strategy for India. The author argues that the existing growth-based, highly technology-centric model of organizing economic activity is unsustainable and urgently needs reform. Categorizing nuclear power in India as an ""authoritarian technology, "" the book proposes an alternative arrangement, a synergy of ideas from the fields of economic development, energy planning, science, technology and society studies |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136229916 1136229914 9780415629164 0415629160 9780203100141 020310014X 9781283973342 1283973340 |