2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
International Comparison on waste management policy for illegal dumping
| Project/Area Number |
23730273
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | University of Toyama |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAMOTO Masashi 富山大学, 極東地域研究センター, 准教授 (30458947)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 廃棄物政策 / 不法投棄 |
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| Research Abstract |
NIMBY （not in my backyard) is the word used to describe the human behavior whereby a person agrees on an issue but refuses to accept it when it happens ‘in his own back yard’. This research analyzes this type of NIMBY activity and, using evidence from England’s waste management policy, determines that NIMBY decisions are not necessarily the result of personal self-interest. If people disagree with building a nuisance facility, such as a site for waste and recyclables, in their own backyard, the result is an increase in illegal dumping rather than the legal and proper disposal of waste materials at an official facility.
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