Explaining social acceptance of a municipal waste incineration plant through sociodemographic and psycho-environmental variables

Subiza-Pérez, Mikel; Marina, Loreto Santa; Irizar, Amaia; Gallastegi, Mara; Anabitarte, Asier; Urbieta, Nerea; Babarro, Izaro; Molinuevo, Amaia; Vozmediano, Laura; Ibarluzea, Jesús

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114504

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“…For example, within the energy domain, Bostenaru Dan et al [79] discuss thermal power plants in rural areas, and Pulselli et al [40] discuss energy transition for decarbonising urban neighbourhoods; both authors relate to single specific geographic locations (Romania and Seville, respectively) as a reference for their research into sustainability within the energy domain. Within the waste category, examples of literature include Salem et al [61], who focus on waste management in one specific geographical location (Gaza Strip), Massoud et al [73], on waste management practices in low-middle income countries, and Subiza-Pérez et al [57], who focus on social acceptance of municipal waste incineration plans. Within the food and water domains, examples include the work by Babbitt et al [68], who investigate residential food provisioning (specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic), and Prouty et al, [58] who focus on water networks and the implications of extreme weather events on the service provision and infrastructure.…”

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“…Brownlee [38] Transport de Bruyn [28] Energy Deng [66] Water and Energy Khan [67] Energy Gokarn [35] Food Barreiro [8] Water, Energy, Transport, Waste, Telecom, Environment Babbitt [68] Food and Health Jamal [48] Waste and Recycling Ee [39] Food Ichikowitz [54] Waste and Recycling Karadagli [69] Water and Wastewater Schmitt [70] Food and Health Gausa [55] Food Perakis [56] Food Zhang [71] Waste and Recycling Heydari [72] Waste and Recycling Massoud [73] Waste and Recycling Zheng [74] Waste and Recycling Pulselli [40] Energy Sandhu [33] Waste and Recycling Subiza-Pérez [57] Waste and Recycling Končar [75] Transport Prouty Water Peng [76] Recycling Burton [77] Water Mensah [78] Waste and Recycling, Food, Health Kibler [41] Food, Water, Energy Shoukourian [59] ICT, Energy Bostenaru Dan [79] Energy González-Briones [42] Energy Chen [80] Food Morone [49] Food Chung [50] Health, Waste and Recycling Amirudin [51] Food, Waste and Recycling Niles [60] Waste and Recycling Kamble [52] Food Khahro [81] Energy Sinthumule Waste and Recycling Maase [43] Energy, Transport AlHaj [82] Waste and Recycling Salem [61] Waste and Recycling Hansmann …”

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By 2050, according to the UN medium forecast, 68.6% of the world’s population will live in cities. This growth will place a strain on critical infrastructure distribution networks, which already operate in a state that is complex and intertwined within society. In order to create a sustainable society, there needs to be a change in both societal behaviours (for example, reducing water, energy or food waste activities) and future use of smart technologies. The main challenges are that there is a limited aggregated understanding of current waste behaviours within critical infrastructure ecosystems, and a lack of technological solutions to address this. Therefore, this article reflects on theoretical and applied works concerning waste behaviours, the reliability/availability and resilience of critical infrastructures, and the use of advanced technologies for reducing waste. Articles in the Scopus digital library are considered in the investigation, with 51 papers selected by means of a systematic literature review, from which 38 strains, 86 barriers and 87 needs are identified, along with 60 methods of analysis. The focus of the work is primarily on behaviours, barriers and needs that create an excess or wastage.

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“…Potential problems with the acceptability of new projects are not unique for wind energy. For example, in the case of a municipal waste incineration plant Subiza-Pérez et al found that predictors of acceptance were trust in the information provided by the local government and perceived risk for human health [66]. Cataldi stated that for geothermal energy projects the main factors contributing to social acceptance are environmental impact, adverse effects on human health and tangible benefits for the local population [67].…”

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A Proposal to Use Determinants of Annoyance in Wind Farm Planning and Management

Berg¹

2022

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Wind energy in Europe is aimed to grow at a steady, high pace, but opposition from residents to local wind farm plans is one of the obstacles to further growth. A large body of evidence shows that local populations want to be involved and respected for their concerns, but in practice this is a complex process that cannot be solved with simple measures such as financial compensation. The visual presence and the acoustic impact of a wind farm is an important concern for residents. Generally environmental noise management aims to reduce the exposure of the population, usually based on acoustics and restricted to a limited number of sources (such as transportation or industry) and sound descriptors (such as Lden). Individual perceptions are taken into account only at an aggregate, statistical level (such as percentage of exposed, annoyed or sleep-disturbed persons in the population). Individual perceptions and reactions to sound vary in intensity and over different dimensions (such as pleasure/fear or distraction). Sound level is in fact a weak predictor of the perceived health effects of sound. The positive or negative perception of and attitude to the source of the sound is a better predictor of its effects. This article aims to show how the two perspectives (based on acoustics and on perception) can lead to a combined approach in the management of a wind farm aimed to reduce annoyance, not primarily of sound level. An important aspect in this approach is what the sound means to people: is it associated with the experience of having no say in plans, does it lead to anxiety or worry, is it appropriate? The available knowledge will be applied to wind farm management: planning as well as operation.

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“…The current literature on acceptance to waste incinerators is almost exclusively based on semi-structured questionnaires. Existing studies have confirmed that distance, perception of need, risk perception, benefit perception, social trust, distributional equity, procedural justice and place attachment are positively related to public attitude to waste-to-energy plants [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. These works try to address the influencing factors of public acceptance to waste incinerators with assumed hypotheses which may neglect factors with greater explanatory power regarding local residents’ attitudes, and which fail to adequately grasp the complexity of residents’ motives.…”

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Identifying the Predictors of Community Acceptance of Waste Incineration Plants in Urban China: A Qualitative Analysis from a Public Perspective

Zhang

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Zhai

2021

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Due to concerns about consequences to public health, the ecosystem, the natural landscape etc., the planning and construction of waste incineration plants always gives rise to a reaction and even protests from local communities. This study aims to investigate the determinants affecting public acceptance of waste incinerators. We contribute to the existing knowledge in the following ways: (1) this study undertook a qualitative analysis on community acceptance of nimby facilities in the context of China for the first time; (2) through qualitative interview analysis, we emphasize the impact of interactions among multiple factors regarding the acceptance of waste incinerators; (3) we finally construct a framework to systematically explain the formation mechanism of community acceptance of waste incineration plants. Employing in-depth interviews with 22 representative residents, the results indicate that from the perspective of externality, risk perception has a significant negative impact, whereas the effects of benefit perception are positive. In terms of interaction between government and citizen, both justice perception and political efficacy are positive. Social situational factors positively promote community acceptance. Lastly, the impact of individual cognition is mixed. This study has the potential to make a significant difference in better community governance and environment-friendly cities.

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Explaining social acceptance of a municipal waste incineration plant through sociodemographic and psycho-environmental variables

Cited by 27 publications

References 48 publications

Critical Infrastructures: Reliability, Resilience and Wastage

Critical Infrastructures: Reliability, Resilience and Wastage

A Proposal to Use Determinants of Annoyance in Wind Farm Planning and Management

Identifying the Predictors of Community Acceptance of Waste Incineration Plants in Urban China: A Qualitative Analysis from a Public Perspective

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