Determinants of Conflict in NIMBY Facility Siting - Focused on Interrelation among Public Propensity, Organization-Public Relationship and Behavioral Variables

This study microscopically evaluated the interrelation among behavioral variables pertaining to conflict in NIMBY facility siting, including the public propensity of residents, positive/negative relationship with the siting subject and desire for conflict resolution. It used the case of siting resource recovery facilities in Seoul and Gyunggi-do. The 3-step policy PR model was formed to connect individual theories on public propensity, organization-public relationship and public behavior. Also, PR policy measures were suggested to contribute to resolve siting conflicts by boosting the desire for conflict resolution of residents. In other words, the siting strategy should be based on the propensity of individual members and their relationships (e.g. kindly replying to residents’ questions and reinforcing monitoring after providing information) since the public lack knowledge on facilities but have a strong recognition of control dominance. Future studies should extend the relational factors by considering coexistence relationship and decency which are unique in the Korean context.