Site fights: divisive facilities and civil society in Japan and the West t

摘要

Who wants to live near a busy international airport, an oil refinery, or hazardous waste landfill? Very few, in all likelihood, although everyone recognises that these facilities allow us to enjoy the conveniences of modern life and support economic growth. Daniel Aldrich investigates the universal and perennial conundrum of NIMBY (not in my back yard) movements and how state authorities respond to them.