Networks,protest and regulatory systems: the case of energy from waste |
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Authors: | Nick Hacking |
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Affiliation: | Low Carbon Research Institute, Welsh School of Architecture, Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, Wales, UK |
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Abstract: | In this paper, we examine the claims that competing networks make over the safety or risk attached to an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Crymlyn Burrows in South Wales. The paper draws upon a governmentality perspective and identifies three networks at the heart of decision-making: a dissenter network, a developer network and a regulatory network. The arguments put forward by the networks reveal much about how power relations are realised at a local level. The paper draws upon a longitudinal case study approach to demonstrate that networks have a life beyond a development decision and that key actors can align themselves with competing networks at different points in the development and operation phase of an EfW plant. |
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Keywords: | governmentality networks incineration participation stakeholders |
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