On the siting of nimby facilities : some Singaporean results

This project discusses the issue of siting necessary but somewhat unpopular facilities such as landfills and waste incineration plants, often referred to as Not In My Backyard (NIMBY)facilities. Everybody needs such facilities but no one wants these to be sited near them. These facilities pose vario...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aw, Ee Ling, Lim, Pei Bin, Neo, Pay Peng
Other Authors: Tan, Khye Chong
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10928
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Summary:This project discusses the issue of siting necessary but somewhat unpopular facilities such as landfills and waste incineration plants, often referred to as Not In My Backyard (NIMBY)facilities. Everybody needs such facilities but no one wants these to be sited near them. These facilities pose various problems and different countries use different approaches in siting them. This study focuses on the specific case of Singapore.