Bargaining local compensation payments for the installation of new power transmission lines

Exploring critical influencing factors for the site selection failure of waste-to-energy projects in China caused by the “not in my back yard” effect

“…Therefore, F1 has a strong influence on other factors (F2, F3, F5, F6, and F7) and should be regarded as a critical influencing factor. This result is supported by the relevant literature: decision-makers can reduce the resistance from the community during infrastructure construction by designing a comprehensive compensation mechanism (Scherhaufer et al, 2017;Joalland et al, 2019). For the other result group factors, although the ðK r þ K d Þ score of F7 (increased public psychological pressure) has the seventh highest among all the influencing factors, its K r and ðK r − K d Þ scores rank 19th and 20th, respectively, and its K d score ranks first.…”

“…The construction of the WtE projects will have relative impact on the public's economic interests, which include income, cost of living, property value and compensation programs, thereby triggering public opposition to the construction of WtE projects. An imperfect compensation scheme (F1) refers to a lack of compensation methods, compensation standards and compensation levels of a compensation scheme (Liu et al, 2017;Joalland et al, 2019). In addition, the construction of WtE projects will reduce the income of some individuals (F2), increase the costs of living (F3) and devaluate personal property (F4), thereby leading to public boycotts and affecting the site selection of projects (Johnson and Scicchitano, 2012;McLaughlin and Cutts, 2018).…”

“…Insufficient public participation may affect the public's expression of their concerns about the impact of the project on the surrounding environment and on their physical and mental health (F6, F7) (Johnson and Scicchitano, 2012;McLaughlin and Cutts, 2018). This hindrance is not conducive to the resolution of potential environmental problems and affects public acceptance of the project site (F12) (Valentin et al, 2017;Joalland et al, 2019). Moreover, full public participation can enable the media to understand public interest and ensure that their coverage is consistent with facts and is of good quality (F15) (Johnson and Scicchitano, 2012).…”

“…Project construction may affect or destroy the existing buildings, roads, greenery, underground pipelines and other ancillary facilities. It may also influence the quality of public services (F5) in the surrounding areas, increase the living cost of some residents (F3) and change the lifestyle of some residents (F8) (Teo and Loosemore, 2017;Ma and Cong, 2019;Joalland et al, 2019). The site selection process of the WtE project is usually led by the government in collaboration with enterprises, residents and experts (F17, F18, F20) (Chen et al, 2010;Song et al, 2017;.…”

“…Although other studies have summarized the causes and countermeasures of the NIMBY effect during the site selection stage through case analysis, literature research and qualitative methods (Snary, 2002;Achillas et al, 2011;Huang et al, 2015), the majority of these investigations have failed to comprehensively analyze the critical influencing factors that lead to project site failure from the NIMBY effect perspective based on the characteristics of the WtE projects. The factors that lead to project site selection failure under the influence of the NIMBY effect involve economic, social, environmental, communication, information, regulations and other aspects (Petrova, 2016;Teo and Loosemore, 2017;Cao et al, 2018;McLaughlin and Cutts, 2018;Joalland et al, 2019). These factors interact with and dependent of one another.…”