School of Management Engineering & Business, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China.
Fine Arts College, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 28;18(19):10189. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910189.
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.
由于对公共健康、生态系统、自然景观等方面的后果的担忧，垃圾焚烧厂的规划和建设总是会引起当地社区的反应，甚至抗议。本研究旨在调查影响公众对垃圾焚烧厂接受程度的决定因素。我们通过以下方式为现有知识做出贡献：（1）本研究首次对中国背景下邻避设施的社区接受度进行了定性分析；（2）通过定性访谈分析，我们强调了关于垃圾焚烧厂接受度的多个因素相互作用的影响；（3）我们最终构建了一个框架，系统地解释了社区对垃圾焚烧厂接受度的形成机制。通过对 22 名有代表性的居民进行深入访谈，结果表明，从外部性的角度来看，风险感知具有显著的负向影响，而收益感知的影响则是正向的。在政府与公民之间的相互作用方面，公正感知和政治效能都是正向的。社会情境因素则积极促进了社区的接受度。最后，个人认知的影响是复杂的。本研究有可能在更好的社区治理和环保城市方面产生重大影响。
