Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore
Currently, Singapore has managed to house the majority of its foreign worker population into farflung dormitories located in industrial areas. However, due to land constraints, continued reliance on foreign workers and efforts to be an inclusive society, there is a greater need to consider buildin...
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| author | Goh, Joel Yong Ming Norhaiza Basir Ahmad Hoe, Kian Leong |
| author2 | Quah Teong Ewe, Euston |
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| description | Currently, Singapore has managed to house the majority of its foreign worker population into farflung
dormitories located in industrial areas. However, due to land constraints, continued reliance on
foreign workers and efforts to be an inclusive society, there is a greater need to consider building
Foreign Worker Dormitories (FWDs) closer to residential areas. This study explores the effects of
demographic factors and sources of objection amongst Singaporeans with regards to accepting a FWD
using the Probit/Logit model. Furthermore, we employed the compensation schedule via pairwise
comparison to identify the most important mitigation and compensation methods on FWD
acceptance. For the pairwise comparison method, the survey includes 10 pairs of choices where
respondents indicate their preferences, and the results were analysed using Kendall’s coefficient of
concordance W. Reasons to account for the findings were given, as well as policy recommendations:
a) tighten approval criteria for operators, b) Greater scrutiny of track records and c) Change the
existing law to also cover small scale dormitories. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/770812019-12-10T12:37:49Z Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore Goh, Joel Yong Ming Norhaiza Basir Ahmad Hoe, Kian Leong Quah Teong Ewe, Euston School of Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory Currently, Singapore has managed to house the majority of its foreign worker population into farflung dormitories located in industrial areas. However, due to land constraints, continued reliance on foreign workers and efforts to be an inclusive society, there is a greater need to consider building Foreign Worker Dormitories (FWDs) closer to residential areas. This study explores the effects of demographic factors and sources of objection amongst Singaporeans with regards to accepting a FWD using the Probit/Logit model. Furthermore, we employed the compensation schedule via pairwise comparison to identify the most important mitigation and compensation methods on FWD acceptance. For the pairwise comparison method, the survey includes 10 pairs of choices where respondents indicate their preferences, and the results were analysed using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance W. Reasons to account for the findings were given, as well as policy recommendations: a) tighten approval criteria for operators, b) Greater scrutiny of track records and c) Change the existing law to also cover small scale dormitories. Bachelor of Arts in Economics 2019-05-06T08:10:54Z 2019-05-06T08:10:54Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77081 en 41 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory Goh, Joel Yong Ming Norhaiza Basir Ahmad Hoe, Kian Leong Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore |
| title | Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore |
| title_full | Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore |
| title_short | Understanding and reducing NIMBY syndrome : a study on foreign worker dormitories in Singapore |
| title_sort | understanding and reducing nimby syndrome a study on foreign worker dormitories in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77081 |
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