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11 Chapters help the reader to understand the background of the Fukushima accident
Provides a fascinating overview of Japanese society
Includes other case analyses to illustrate the relationship between science and society in Japan
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Lessons from Fukushima
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Front Matter
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Historical Construction of Science, Technology and Society Relationship
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book is about the consequences of the Fukushima disaster in light of their technological, societal, political, cultural and environmental origins. The magnitude of the nuclear accident is investigated in this book in the contexts of politics, economy, and society. The authors scrutinize the relationships between science, technology and society leading to this accident. Further, the authors reveal how these relationships were constructed historically.
This book provides a case analysis on the Fukushima disaster in political, societal, economic and cultural dimensions. In addition, analyses for historically grown relationships between different societal spheres mouthing into disasters are presented using examples of the Minamata disease (Mercury pollution), Itai-Itai Disease (Cadmium pollution), BSE, and GMOs.
With this book, Yuko Fujigaki achieves to connect local and cultural peculiarities with generalized scientific information and practices in a coherent, logical fashion to a comprehensive volume on a very actual topic of global significance. In light of a globally increasing energy gap, this book has a distinct global relevance, providing an honest account on different triggers mouthing into the nuclear disaster. This book not only gives a scientific account. It also can also contribute to prevent future disasters starting from similar vectors.
Editors and Affiliations
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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Yuko Fujigaki
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lessons From Fukushima
Book Subtitle: Japanese Case Studies on Science, Technology and Society
Editors: Yuko Fujigaki
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15353-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15352-0Published: 23 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35178-0Published: 05 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15353-7Published: 26 February 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 242
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution