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Explaining “NIMBY” Objections to a Power Line: The Role of Personal, Place Attachment and Project-Related Factors
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Public opposition toward new energy infrastructure is often labeled “NIMBYism” (Not In My Backyard), despite strong criticisms of the concept’s validity. Research on technology acceptance has followed two pathways: first, investigating the role of place attachments and sociodemographic characteristics; second, investigating project-related constructs such as perceived impacts, trust, and procedural justice. This study aimed to integrate these research pathways and deepen understanding of the specific role of place attachments by measuring intensity of attachment and specific varieties. A total of 503 residents of a town in South West England completed a questionnaire survey on proposals to construct a high voltage power line in the vicinity. A hierarchical linear regression analysis indicated significant effects of education, length of residence, the discovered variety of place attachment, and four project variables: positive and negative impacts, trust in the developer, and procedural justice. Conceptual, methodological, and applied implications of the findings are discussed.
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- Authors
- Devine-Wright, P.
- Venue
- Environment and Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-04-17
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 761-781
- ISSN
- 0013-9165 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-390X
- OpenAlex
- W2161793386
- Cited by
- 386
- References
- 29
- FWCI
- 86.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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