Cases

Types

Political fundamentals

Citizens

Market

NIMBY facilities

Nuclear power station in Xinyang (2008)

1 + 2

Modern system

Rejection

N

Location

Maglev vehicle in Shanghai (2008)

2

Modern system

Rejection

N

Location; N egative externalities

Incineration plant in Fanyu (2009)

1 + 2

Traditional to modern system

Rejection to acceptance

N

Location; Negative externalities

Incineration plant in Wujiang (2009)

1

Traditional system

Rejection

N

Negative externalities

Incineration plant in Beijing (2009)

1 + 2

Traditional to modern system

Rejection to acceptance

N

Location; Effects

Graveyard in Beijing (2009)

2

Modern system

Rejection

N

Location; Negative externalities

Methadone service station in Macao (2010)

1 + 2

Traditional to modern system

Rejection

N

Location

PX event in Dalian (2011)

1

Traditional system

Rejection

N

Location; Negative effects

Jing-Shen high-speed rail event (2012)

2

Modern system

Rejection to acceptance

Technology

Location; Negative externalities

WWTPs in Nantong (2010)

2 + 3

Modern system

Rejection to acceptance

Benefits

Location; Negative externalities

Funeral parlor in Qingdao (2012)

1 + 2

Modern system; Public value

Rejection

N

Location

Molybdenum project in Shifang (2012)

1

Traditional to modern system

Rejection

N

Location; Negative externalities

Kitchen waste station in Beijing (2011)

1 + 2

Public trust; Traditional system

Rejection

social responsibility

Location; Negative externalities

“sea drainage project” in Qidong (2012)

1 + 2

Traditional to modern system

Rejection

social responsibility

Prejudice public interests

PX event in Maoming (2014)

1

Traditional to modern system

Rejection

N

Location; Negative externalities

Incineration plant in Hangzhou (2014)

1 + 2 + 3

Public value; Modern system

Rejection to acceptance

Evaluation

Negative externalities

Funeral parlor in Huazhou (2014)

1

Traditional system

Rejection

N

Negative externalities

PX Project in Zhangzhou (2015)

1

Government Failure

Acceptance to rejection

N

Prejudice public interests

Incineration plant in Xiantao (2016)

1 + 2

Modern system

Rejection

N

Location; Negative externalities

Substation in Shenzhen (2017)

1 + 2

Public value; Modern system

Rejection

N

Location; Negative externalities