Title: Research on mechanism of rail-transport NIMBY conflict in China based on risk perception

Authors: Jinfeng Ding; Dajian Zhu; Li Yu; Yuanhong Tian; Jun LI

Addresses: Joint Centre for Urban Studies between Oxford University and CELAP, China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, 99, Qiancheng Road, Shanghai, 201204, China ' School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China ' College of Architecture and Art, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230601, China; School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK ' Department of Social Sciences, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 333 Longteng Rd, Songjiang District, Shanghai, 201620, China ' Information Research Institute of Science and Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China

Abstract: This paper investigates the mechanism of 'not in my backyard' (NIMBY) risk perception. The identification of the mechanism is a prerequisite to resolving NIMBY conflict from the perspective of social psychology rather than from a technical, economic and political perspective. Based on the concept model of NIMBY risk perception and by adopting the methods of factor analysis and multivariate regression, the research analyses collected data on NIMBY conflict cases of public rail transport in Shanghai. It reveals that NIMBY attitude and behaviour are the direct cause behind NIMBY conflict and NIMBY risk perception is its indirect cause. The empirical study also reveals that the factors of residents' value, decision-making procedures of the facility generating NIMBY conflicts, trust between resident and government and residents' knowledge of the facility causing the NIMBY conflicts, all have significant influences on the factors of residents' risk perceptions, NIMBY attitude and behaviour. It is necessary to focus on these factors and develop policy tools to improve the effectiveness of NIMBY conflict governance.

Keywords: risk perception; not in my backyard; NIMBY; conflict; mechanism; public transport; China.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2021.122716

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2021 Vol.24 No.3/4, pp.277 - 294

Accepted: 05 Jan 2022
Published online: 06 May 2022 *

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