Energy, Climate and the Environment: Problems and Prospects

Yi-chong, X.

An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven by the low energy endowment, a desire to pursue international prestige, national security concerns, environmental pollution or economic development?

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-02-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230240247

DOI: 10.1057/9780230306332

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 246