On the siting of nimby facilities : some Singaporean results

• Main Authors: Aw, Ee Ling, Lim, Pei Bin, Neo, Pay Peng
• Other Authors: Tan, Khye Chong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::General::Economic and business aspects
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10928
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...