Fair Process Effect and Formation of Attitude in Barrier Free Road Construction Project

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the attitude formation for consensus building using an actual barrier-free road construction project in a local urban area. First, questionnaires were distributed to the local residents who attended the residents committee meetings concerning the project. Questionnaires were distributed before the first meeting and at the end of subsequent meetings, and collected after the meetings. One-way analysis of variance for within-subject design and path analysis were applied to the data. As a result, it was found that 1) fair meetings significantly increased public trust in administrative authorities and the rating of procedural justice, 2) whether the locals would agree to the project or not before the meeting was strongly depended on their trust in administrative authorities and 3) after getting project information in the meeting, the committee determined whether or not to accept the project based on the validity of the project. The shift of factors of attitude formation as shown in the third finding has not yet been reported, so it is of high academic value.