ABSTRACT
Certain kinds of facilities are often opposed by local residents because of negative side effects, while they are claimed to be necessary for the well-being of the wider public. Such conflicts happen over various types of infrastructure such as hazardous waste disposal facilities, nuclear power stations, wind farms, power lines, highways, dams, and airports (Aldrich, 2008; Gerrard, 1996; Hamersma et al., 2016; Lesbirel, 1998; Munton, 1996; Neukirch, 2016; O’Hare, 1977; Rabe, 1994; Rootes & Leonard, 2009; Wolsink, 2000). They also occur over human service facilities such as public housing, prisons, homeless shelters, and halfway houses (Dear, 1992; Hubbard, 2005; Scally & Tighe, 2015; L. M. Takahashi, 1999; Young, 2012). They are called LULUs (Locally Unwanted Land Uses) and local oppositions against them are often referred to as NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard).
