School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Waste Manag. 2022 Apr 15;143:168-176. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.02.033. Epub 2022 Mar 6.
The spatial distance of residents from potentially harmful facilities plays a vital role in shaping their perceptions of the facilities. Based on environmental psychology theories, such as the ripple effect, psychological typhoon eye effect, and marginal zone effect, two waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants in China's Zhejiang province are used as case studies to understand peoples' perceptions. Following a questionnaire survey of local residents, the results of a one-way ANOVA indicate a low acceptance of incinerators and a high level of perceived risk; the impact of spatial distance on the local residents' level of perceived risk correspond to the marginal zone effect; and the perception of economic benefits, trust, fairness, and acceptance of WTE incinerators have a ripple effect. Furthermore, the impact of spatial distance is effectively eliminated or alleviated by a range of community engagement approvals and various forms of economic compensation. These findings enrich the knowledge system related to environmental psychology research on NIMBY infrastructure projects and contribute toward better understanding of public psychology in order to provide a future reference for more efficient decision-making models.
居民与潜在有害设施之间的空间距离在塑造他们对设施的看法方面起着至关重要的作用。基于环境心理学理论，如涟漪效应、心理台风眼效应和边缘区效应，以中国浙江省的两个垃圾焚烧发电厂为例进行研究，以了解人们的看法。在对当地居民进行问卷调查后，单因素方差分析的结果表明，居民对焚烧厂的接受程度较低，感知风险较高；空间距离对当地居民感知风险水平的影响符合边缘区效应；而对垃圾焚烧厂经济效益、信任、公平和接受程度的感知则存在涟漪效应。此外，一系列社区参与审批和各种形式的经济补偿可以有效消除或减轻空间距离的影响。这些发现丰富了关于邻避基础设施项目环境心理学研究的知识体系，有助于更好地了解公众心理，为更有效的决策模型提供未来参考。
