Nuclear neighbourhoods
Subtitle: community responses to reactor siting
By: J. Richard Eiser, Joop van der Pligt, Russell Spears.
Contributors: Pligt, J. van der; Spears, Russell.
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Exeter, Devon, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Nuclear power plants -- Location -- England -- Public opinion.; Nuclear reactors -- Location -- Public opinion.; Consumers -- Attitudes.; Nuclear energy -- Public opinion.
Description: Nuclear Neighbourhoods describes a series of studies of the attitudes of residents to plans for the development of power industries in their region. The major theme is that the attitudes of local residents towards nuclear facilities and other major developments deserve to be taken seriously, even where these attitudes diverge from those of 'experts'.

This divergence reflects the importance and value which supporters and opponents attach to different aspects of the issues and different consequences of any development. A very important consideration is people's trust in the competence and commitment of industry (and government) to manage and prevent the risks of accidents.

At the same time, much opposition to nuclear power is not specifically antinuclear, but is more concerned with protecting those aspects of the local environment which would be threatened by any major industrial development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and indexes.