Title
Coping with the “Nimby Syndrome”: Political issues related to the building of big infrastructures in liberal democracy countries
Authors
[ 1 ] University of Genova, Italy, Department of Political Sciences
Year of publication
2019
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- Democracy
- Development
- Infrastructure
- Society
Abstract
EN The location and building of big hazardous infrastructures is a typical feature of the modernization process, in all countries and epochs. Since they are usually useful for a large region but their impact is very localized, the people living around the places where these facilities are active, or where their building is planned, very often organize and perform protest activities against them. Starting from the presentation of recent data about these issues in Italy, considered as a good example of a liberal democracy country, the article is set to discuss their social and political consequences, focusing in particular on the so-called “NIMBY syndrome”, its development and the strategies elaborated by public and private actors to cope with it.
Date of online publication
10.03.2019
Pages (from - to)
48 - 62
License type
CC BY-NC-ND (attribution - noncommercial - no derivatives)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Release date
10.03.2019
Date of Open Access to the publication
in press
Ministry points / journal
20
Ministry points / journal in years 2017-2021
70
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