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Safecast or the Production of Collective Intelligence on Radiation Risks after 3.11

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Yasuhito Abe
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Abstract

Safecast is a network of concerned citizens created after 3.11 to measure nuclear radiation and provide these measurements in real time on the Internet. This is one among many instances of the production of information on radiation risks after 3.11. While Safecast has contributed to the collective intelligence on these risks, its members have claimed that such measurements and data are “politically neutral”.

Keywords

Fukushima Nuclear DisasterRadiationCollective knowledgeCitizen InitiativeDIY
Type
Research Article
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 12 , Issue 7 , February 2014 , e5
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Copyright © The Authors 2014

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