| Public Reactions to Nuclear Waste: Citizens' Views of Repository Siting Contributor(s): Dunlap, Riley E. (Editor), Kraft, Michael E. (Editor), Rosa, Eugene A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0822313553 ISBN-13: 9780822313557 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $109.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1993 Annotation: "Outstanding. This book, which includes some of the most important recent studies of public opinion on nuclear waste, could be extremely important in the nuclear waste debate."--Leroy C. Gould, Florida State University "This book is unique in providing the most intensive and extensive empirical study of public opinion relating specifically to two proposed waste sites. It pulls together in one volume a variety of high-quality studies, most by well known and respected researchers. The volume will command attention from specialists right away."--Walter A. Rosenbaum, University of Florida |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 363.728 |
| LCCN: 93006980 |
| Lexile Measure: 1500 |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.35" W x 9.57" (1.57 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nuclear waste is going nowhere, and neither is the debate over its disposal. The problem, growing every day, has proven intractable, with policymakers on one side, armed with daunting technical data, and the public on the other, declaring: not in my backyard. This timely volume offers a look past our present impasse into the nature and roots of public viewpoints on nuclear waste disposal. A much-needed supplement to the largely technical literature on this problem, the book provides extensive studies of the reaction of citizens--whether rural or urban, near-site residents or prospective visitors--to proposed nuclear waste sites around the nation, particularly Nevada's Yucca Mountain. Conducted by distinguished sociologists, psychologists, political scientists, and economists, these studies constitute the most comprehensive account available of the impact of public perceptions and opinions on the nuclear waste policy process in the United States. As such, the collection will clarify the politics of nuclear waste siting and will give impetus to the stalled debate over the issue. Contributors. Rodney K. Baxter, Julia G. Brody, Bruce Clary, Lori Cramer, William H. Desvousges, Riley E. Dunlap, Douglas Easterling, Judy K. Fleishman, James Flynn, William R. Freudenburg, Michael E. Kraft, Richard S. Krannich, Howard Kunreuther, Mark Layman, Ronald L. Little, Robert Cameron Mitchell, Alvin H. Mushkatel, Joanne M. Nigg, K. David Pijawka, Eugene A. Rosa, Paul Slovic |
