Nuclear Disasters & The Built Environment: A Report to the Royal Institute of British Architects

Nuclear Disasters & the Built Environment discusses the effects of nuclear disasters on the built environment. The book is comprised of 10 chapters that are organized into three parts. Part I provides an introductory discourse and covers nuclear reactions and radiation. Part II discusses nuclear reactor accidents; this part tackles several concerns such as nuclear safety and risk; contamination of urban areas; and emergency planning. Part III deals with topics concerning nuclear war, such as nuclear weapons, damages, and consequences. The text will be of great interest to readers concerned with the implication of the use of nuclear technology.Nuclear Disasters & The Built Environment: A Report to the Royal Institute of British Architects is written by Philip Steadman; Simon Hodgkinson and published by Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann. ISBNs for Nuclear Disasters & The Built Environment are 9781483106229, 1483106225 and the print ISBNs are 9780408500616, 0408500611.