Evaluating the social license to operate of waste-to-energy incineration projects: A case study from the Yangtze River Delta of China

He, X; Xu, M; Cui, C; Xia, B; Ke, Y; Skitmore, M; Liu, Y

Evaluating the social license to operate of waste-to-energy incineration projects: A case study from the Yangtze River Delta of China

He, X Xu, M Cui, C Xia, B Ke, Y

Skitmore, M Liu, Y

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Publisher:: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 388
Issue Date:: 2023-02-15

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dc.contributor.author	He, X
dc.contributor.author	Xu, M
dc.contributor.author	Cui, C
dc.contributor.author	Xia, B
dc.contributor.author	Ke, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3426-703X
dc.contributor.author	Skitmore, M
dc.contributor.author	Liu, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-18T02:23:05Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-18T02:23:05Z
dc.date.issued	2023-02-15
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 388
dc.identifier.issn	0959-6526
dc.identifier.issn	1879-1786
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174756
dc.description.abstract	The public has a strong resistance to such potential hazardous facilities as nuclear power plants and waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration due to their potentially negative environment and health effects, which leads to difficulties in siting their location. Exploring the public's cognition and acceptance of such facilities is therefore vital for the sustainable development of the potentially hazardous facilities industry. Based on four typical WTE incineration plants located in four central cities of the Yangtze River Delta, the current study evaluates the social acceptance of potentially hazardous facilities in developed regions of China by a questionnaire survey based on the ‘social license to operate’ (SLO) framework widely used in energy/mining sectors. The results show that the SLO of WTE incineration plants is relatively low and presents a clear dimension structure that shows differences with the change of cities. Enriching enterprises' SLO through the accumulation of social capital can help the public accept WTE projects.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Cleaner Production
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.135966
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	0907 Environmental Engineering, 0910 Manufacturing Engineering, 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences
dc.subject.classification	33 Built environment and design
dc.subject.classification	40 Engineering
dc.title	Evaluating the social license to operate of waste-to-energy incineration projects: A case study from the Yangtze River Delta of China
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	388
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering
utslib.for	0910 Manufacturing Engineering
utslib.for	0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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utslib.copyright.embargo	2025-02-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2024-01-18T02:23:03Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	388

Abstract:

The public has a strong resistance to such potential hazardous facilities as nuclear power plants and waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration due to their potentially negative environment and health effects, which leads to difficulties in siting their location. Exploring the public's cognition and acceptance of such facilities is therefore vital for the sustainable development of the potentially hazardous facilities industry. Based on four typical WTE incineration plants located in four central cities of the Yangtze River Delta, the current study evaluates the social acceptance of potentially hazardous facilities in developed regions of China by a questionnaire survey based on the ‘social license to operate’ (SLO) framework widely used in energy/mining sectors. The results show that the SLO of WTE incineration plants is relatively low and presents a clear dimension structure that shows differences with the change of cities. Enriching enterprises' SLO through the accumulation of social capital can help the public accept WTE projects.

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