If it’s in our backyard

The roles of local knowledge in the formation of a nuclear oversight organisation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21690752
AutoresDaisaku Yamamoto (0000-0002-8449-724X, Colgate University, autor de correspondencia), Yumiko Yamamoto (Colgate University)
Año2024
Volumen29
Número11
Páginas1436-1450
Fecha de publicación2024-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLocal Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1354-9839 • E-ISSN: 1469-6711
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13549839.2024.2391057
OpenAlexW4402183945
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas41

Local knowledge is recognised as a critical element of global energy transition and energy justice. This paper explores the roles local knowledge in the formation of a community organisation responsible for monitoring the nuclear facility operations, governance, and public risk communication. Our case study examines a local nuclear oversight organisation in the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa region in Japan, where suggestions have been made to consider nation-wide institutionalisation of organisations similar to French Commissions Locales d’Information (Local Information Commissions). Our findings reveal the critical roles of three forms of local knowledge, with a particular emphasis on the nuanced yet crucial impact of everyday-life knowledge (seikatsu-chi), a facet not extensively explored in existing studies, in facilitating the establishment of the local organisation

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