Site fights : divisive facilities and civil society in Japan and the West / Daniel P. Aldrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldrich, Daniel P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial location--Japan.

Industrial location.

Industrial location--France.

Industrial policy--Japan.

Industrial policy.

Industrial policy--France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the most vexing problems for governments is building controversial facilities that serve the needs of all citizens but have adverse consequences for host communities. Policymakers must decide not only where to locate often unwanted projects but also what methods to use when interacting with opposition groups. In Site Fights, Daniel P. Aldrich gathers quantitative evidence from close to five hundred municipalities across Japan to show that planners deliberately seek out acquiescent and unorganized communities for such facilities in order to minimize conflict. When protests arise over nuclear power plants, dams, and airports, agencies regularly rely on the coercive powers of the modern state, such as land expropriation and police repression. Only under pressure from civil society do policymakers move toward financial incentives and public relations campaigns. Through fieldwork and interviews with bureaucrats and activists, Aldrich illustrates these dynamics with case studies from Japan, France, and the United States. The incidents highlighted in Site Fights stress the importance of developing engaged civil society even in the absence of crisis, thereby making communities both less attractive to planners of controversial projects and more effective at resisting future threats.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction: Site Fights and Policy Tools

1. Picking Sites

2. A Logic of Tool Choice

3. Occasional Turbulence: Airport Siting in Japan and France

4. Dam the Rivers: Siting Water Projects in Japan and France

5. Trying to Change Hearts and Minds: Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Siting

6. David versus Goliath: French Nuclear Power Plant Siting

Conclusion: Areas for Future Investigation

Appendix 1: Data Sources

Appendix 2: Methodological Details

Appendix 3: Interviewees

Periodicals and News Services

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-242) and index.

ISBN:

0-8014-5825-0

OCLC:

726824290