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- 1974-1982, 1990, 1992 (Creation)
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Simon Dalby was educated at Trinity College, Dublin (BA) and the University of Victoria, Canada (MA) and holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University of British Columbia, Canada. He was Professor of Geography, Environmental Studies and Political Economy at Carleton University in Ottawa until 2012, when he joined Wilfrid Laurier University’s Balsillie School of International Affairs as professor of Geography and Environmental Studies. His research interests include climate change, environmental security and geopolitics, on which topics he has published extensively.
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Assorted loose press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings from the Cork Examiner, Hibernia, Irish Independent, Irish Times, People, RTÉ Guide, Sunday Press, Sunday Tribune, Wexford People and unidentified newspapers. Topics include economic development in Ireland; the Harrisburg nuclear reactor accident; the film The China Syndrome; proposal to build a tunnel under the Lee River; alternative energy sources; prospects for nuclear power in Ireland; proposal to build a nuclear power station at Carnsore Point; activities of the Irish anti-nuclear groups; uranium mining; radiation hazards; Wood Quay; planning procedures; anti-nuclear stance of the Socialist Labour Party; the proportional representation system of voting in Ireland; the 1992-2001 Strategic Plan for Cork, and the 1992 Earth Summit. Also obituaries and assorted articles on ephemeral subjects. Also a set of press cuttings and cartoons attached to a brochure entitled Face the Facts with a compliment slip of the Dublin West County Anti-Nuclear Group. In three folders.
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- English