Abstract
Ecology in the Oxford dictionary is defined as a science of the economy of animals and plants or that branch of biology which deals with the relations of living organisms to their surroundings, their habitats and modes of life. In this sense ecology (from the Greek oikos meaning house or habitat and logos meaning science) defines its object as constitutive of physical, chemical and biological processes and seeks to discover the organic laws governing such processes.
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Introduction
The most notable exponent of this view is Amory Lovins. See, in particular, his World Energy Strategies: Facts, Issues, and Options (Ballinger Publishers, Cambridge, 1975);
John H. Price, Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy (Ballinger Publishers, Cambridge, 1975).
Countless others add to this critique of nuclear energy. B.L. Welch, ‘Nuclear Power Risks: Challenge to the Credibility of Science’, International Journal of Health Services vol. 10, no. 1, 1980, pp. 5–36;
J.M. Brunet, Les dangers de l’énergie nucléaire (Éditions du Jour, Montréal, 1977);
Walter Patterson, Nuclear Power (Penguin Books, Markham, Ont., 1976);
John Rensenbrink, ‘The Anti-Nuclear Phenomenon: A New Look at Fundamental Human Interest’, New Political Science no. 7, Fall 1981, pp. 75–89.
Murray Bookchin, Toward an Ecological Society (Black Rose Books, Montréal, 1980).
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Mellos, K. (1988). Introduction. In: Perspectives on Ecology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19598-5_1
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