title: Residents' concerns and attitudes toward a municipal solid waste landfill: integrating a questionnaire survey and GIS techniques.
abstract: The ever-growing industry of municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal appeals to the growing need for disposal facilities, and MSW treatment facilities are increasingly an environmental and public health concern. Residents living near MSW management facilities are confronted with various risk perceptions, especially odour. In this study, in an effort to assist responsible decision-makers in better planning and managing such a project, a structured questionnaire was designed and distributed to assess the nearby residents' concerns and attitudes surrounding the Laogang Landfill in Shanghai. Geographic information system techniques and relevance analysis were employed to conduct the spatial analysis of physical perceptions, especially odour annoyance. The findings of the research indicate that a significant percentage of the responding sample was aware of the negative impacts of landfills on the environment and public health, and residents in close proximity preferred to live farther from the landfill. The results from the spatial analysis demonstrated a definite degree of correlation between odour annoyance and distance to the facility and proved that the benefits of the socially disadvantaged have been neglected. The research findings also direct attention to the important role of public participation, information disclosure, transparency in management, and mutual communication to avoid conflicts and build social trust.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Weiqian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhaoyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002681:China; D003657:Decision Making; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D009812:Odorants; D010465:Perception; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D062611:Solid Waste; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities
chemical_list: D062611:Solid Waste