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2007  •  Thesis

Can ‘Complexity Science’ Inform the Nuclear vs. Renewables Energy Debate

A thesis presented on the application of Complexity Science to the domain of Energy Production & Distribution. The thesis presents Complexity Science as a method of looking at the problems of UK Energy Production & Distribution in the context of the Nuclear vs. Renewables debate. The thesis draws on approaches from multiple domains of complexity science and applies to the problems posed by energy production and distribution.
Bibliographic Record
  • Publisher: University of East London / Centre for Alternative Technology
  • Degree: MSc Architecture: Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies
  • DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1787589
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