Animals and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book is the first comprehensive, in-depth English language study of the animals that were left behind in the exclusion zone in the wake of the nuclear meltdown of three of the four reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011, triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake of magnitude 9.0.The Japanese government designated an area of 20-kilometer radius from the nuclear power station as an exclusion zone and evacuated one hundred thousand residents, but left companion animals and livestock animals behind in the radioactive area. Consequently, about 90 percent of the animals in the exclusion zone died. This book juxtaposes policies of the Japanese government toward the animals in Fukushima with the actions of grassroots volunteer animal rescue groups that filled the void of the government.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Mayumi Itoh
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-70756-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	3-319-70756-6
Barcode:	9783319707563

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