292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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This text examines occupational, public health, and environmental risks of the coal fuel cycle, the nuclear fuel cycle, and unconventional energy technologies. Includes detailed coverage of the relationship between energy economics and risk analysis, assessing the problems of applying traditional cost-benefit analysis to long-term environmental problems (such as global carbon dioxide levels),... Read more
Introduction 1 Judging the Health Risks of Energy 2 Health Risks from the Nuclear Fuel Cycle-- 3 Health Risks of Coal Energy Technology-4 Health and Safety Impacts of Renewable, Geothermal, and Fusion Energy-5 Global Risks from Energy Consumption-6 Economic Valuation of the Risks and Impacts of Energy Development
Biography
Curtis Travis (Author) , Elizabeth Etnier (Author)
