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    [id] => 33
    [date] => 2015-03-26
    [doi] => 10.14691/CPPJ.21.2.139
    [title] => Egoistyczni czy oszukani. Syndrom NIMBY na przykładzie inwestycji drogowych
    [title_en] => SELFISH OR CHEATED: NIMBY SYNDROME ON EXAMPLE OF ROAD INVESTMENTS
    [authors] => Antoni Wontorczyk
    [abstract] => 
The ‘NIMBY’ (Not In My Back Yard) concept is commonly used to explain public opposition to new developments near houses and communities, such as: wind farms, electricity pylons, large dams, medium and maximum security prisons, commercial nuclear power plants, and gambling casinos. Despite its common use, the concept has been extensively critiqued by social scientists as a not so useful concept for research and practice. In this paper we are especially interested in environmental conflicts with road bypass constructions. Although almost all road bypasses are constructed along existing traffic corridors, they sometimes infringe on areas of environmental or sentimental value. They may not directly create social problems but can serve as a conduit for people who bring social problems (such as crime) to new areas. They change access and transportation costs which may create local competitive advantages as well as disadvantages to a previously isolated community - whether or not a road bypass has a stimulative effect on the area that is influenced by a variety of factors. This paper explores three research points: (i) describing the environmental attitudes of a population in close proximity to the road bypass, (ii) determining the influence that proximity has on attitudes towards road bypasses, and (iii) determining if the Not-In-My-Backyard (Nimby) phenomenon is appropriate for explaining human perception of road bypasses. The survey questionnaire was developed to explore perception of road bypasses in Opoczno and Żyrardów (cities), as well as general attitudes towards the roads, especially road bypasses. As a result of completed studies it was found that the strongest moderator of NIMBY attitude is seeing the growth of social pathologies in the environment and spatial experience deterioration in quality of life. It was also shown that the NIMBY attitude may change towards BIMBY (build in my back yard), and vice versa. This process may occur under adverse circumstances such as carelessly made investments, unreliable carried out public consultations that aim at making changes to the project during its execution, etc. These facts strengthen the sense of social discontent and consequently generate a sense of injustice and deceit in individuals who have experienced such behavior. 

    [abstract_en] => 
The ‘NIMBY’ (Not In My Back Yard) concept is commonly used to explain public opposition to new developments near houses and communities, such as: wind farms, electricity pylons, large dams, medium and maximum security prisons, commercial nuclear power plants, and gambling casinos. Despite its common use, the concept has been extensively critiqued by social scientists as a not so useful concept for research and practice. In this paper we are especially interested in environmental conflicts with road bypass constructions. Although almost all road bypasses are constructed along existing traffic corridors, they sometimes infringe on areas of environmental or sentimental value. They may not directly create social problems but can serve as a conduit for people who bring social problems (such as crime) to new areas. They change access and transportation costs which may create local competitive advantages as well as disadvantages to a previously isolated community - whether or not a road bypass has a stimulative effect on the area that is influenced by a variety of factors. This paper explores three research points: (i) describing the environmental attitudes of a population in close proximity to the road bypass, (ii) determining the influence that proximity has on attitudes towards road bypasses, and (iii) determining if the Not-In-My-Backyard (Nimby) phenomenon is appropriate for explaining human perception of road bypasses. The survey questionnaire was developed to explore perception of road bypasses in Opoczno and Żyrardów (cities), as well as general attitudes towards the roads, especially road bypasses. As a result of completed studies it was found that the strongest moderator of NIMBY attitude is seeing the growth of social pathologies in the environment and spatial experience deterioration in quality of life. It was also shown that the NIMBY attitude may change towards BIMBY (build in my back yard), and vice versa. This process may occur under adverse circumstances such as carelessly made investments, unreliable carried out public consultations that aim at making changes to the project during its execution, etc. These facts strengthen the sense of social discontent and consequently generate a sense of injustice and deceit in individuals who have experienced such behavior. 

    [keywords] => NIMBY, road bypasses, quality of life, environmental conflicts
    [keywords_en] => NIMBY, road bypasses, quality of life, environmental conflicts
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    [rocznik] => Rocznik: 2016 Tom: 22 Numer: 2
    [strony] => 139-149
)