From the Naples emergency to the waste-to-energy miracle. How and why the Italian newspapers' coverage of the 2008 waste emergency in Naples influenced local public opinion's attitude towards a waste-to-energy plant in Turin

摘要

Public participation and consensual decision-making on the part of all stakeholders (e.g. political institutions and local communities) are presently two of the most shared "leitmotifs" in determining the locations for waste thermal power plants. Far from assuming deterministic perspectives, a key role is played by the media, whose narrative influence can drive the negotiation strategies between citizens and promoters towards different outcomes.