ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study of a small Croatian municipality, Dvor, which was developmentally underprivileged for a long time, and currently faces decisions about disposing of nuclear waste on its territory. The nuclear power station began working in 1983. According to the agreement between Republic of Slovenia and Republic of Croatia, the nuclear waste was to be jointly considered once the containers surrounding the nuclear power plant became full. The community as a romantic aspiration is a concept from earlier times and faces major difficulties in empowering the ideas of mutual responsibility, solidarity and understanding for others. The community that has already suffered severe developmental issues now faces additional ecological burdens. Community processes are considered as a ground for developing community social capital. Green social work provides them with a model for pursuing this ambition in Dvor – to address the issues raised by placing a nuclear waste disposal unit in its locality.
