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== Notes ==^ Vittes, M. E., Pollock Iii, P. H., & Lilie, S. A. (1993). Factors contributing to NIMBY attitudes __Waste Management, 13__(2), 125-129. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0956053X9390004G
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Most discussions about public resistance to hazardous waste facility siting assume that opponents to the projects -- those evincing "not-in-my-backyard" (NIMBY) attitudes -- have strong environmental values, insufficient or inaccurate knoweledge, and can be assuaged by managerial input or economic benefits. Yet our findings suggest 1. that a person's environmental concern is not a significant factor in opposing the facilities, and
1. that knowledge generally works to polarize differences rather than collapse them.
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1. education, 1. economic incentives,
1. and inclusion in management.
1. that the assumptions are inaccurate or wrong, and
1. that NIMBY attitudes have a stronger basis in core cultural values than more immediate instrumental considerations.
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^ Vittes, M. E., Pollock Iii, P. H., & Lilie, S. A. (1993). Factors contributing to NIMBY attitudes Waste Management, 13(2), 125-129. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0956053X9390004G
AbstractMost discussions about public resistance to hazardous waste facility siting assume that opponents to the projects -- those evincing "not-in-my-backyard" (NIMBY) attitudes -- have strong environmental values, insufficient or inaccurate knoweledge, and can be assuaged by managerial input or economic benefits. Yet our findings suggest
Authors argue
Technical issues, such as those involving nuclear power and hazardous waste, require intermediaries for most people to understand and interpret the issues and relate them to their core values.
But while there are many continuities between the two issues, we find that there are still opportunities for public attitudes toward hazardous waste to develop differently.
- that a person's environmental concern is not a significant factor in opposing the facilities, and
- that knowledge generally works to polarize differences rather than collapse them.
- education,
- economic incentives,
- and inclusion in management.
Authors argue
- that the assumptions are inaccurate or wrong, and
- that NIMBY attitudes have a stronger basis in core cultural values than more immediate instrumental considerations.
Technical issues, such as those involving nuclear power and hazardous waste, require intermediaries for most people to understand and interpret the issues and relate them to their core values.
But while there are many continuities between the two issues, we find that there are still opportunities for public attitudes toward hazardous waste to develop differently.