Abstract
Infrastructure, such as waste incineration infrastructure, is entangled in the “not in my back yard” (NIMBY) dilemma. Consequently, the closed public decision-making model has difficulty adapting to the increasingly strong public-participation needs. Thus, a new mode of negotiated decision making is urgently required. This paper focuses on the negotiation problem, considers the government and society as game players, builds an evolutionary game model of negotiated decisions based on the bounded rationality hypothesis, and simulates the process and results of the evolution of the players’ strategy. The study concludes that the stable state of system evolution depends on the initial state of the dual populations and the comparative relationship between changes in revenue and cost, and the sufficient and unnecessary condition for the government and society to both agree on the given strategy. Taking the waste incineration projects in Yuhang and Chaonan as examples, the negotiated decision-making practice of NIMBY facilities is analysed, and it is found that it takes less time for the system to reach equilibrium in the latter. Finally, optimisation strategies for decision making regarding NIMBY facilities are systematically proposed.
Highlights
The widespread application of modern information technology and the comprehensive penetration of the internet have pushed human society into a “network society” [1,2,3]
Oppose crease in social benefits is greater than the cost increase when society chooses Oppose
The dilemma of the construction of not in my backyard” (NIMBY) facilities indicates that the closed public decision-making model is unsustainable, and innovation in the ways and channels of social participation in the network society has allowed for the realisation of the negotiated decision-making model of extensive social participation
Summary
The widespread application of modern information technology and the comprehensive penetration of the internet have pushed human society into a “network society” [1,2,3]. Against the background of rising environmental, subject and rights awareness of the public, as well as more convenient channels of communication, it is unsurprising to witness resistance and opposition among people around these facilities, exemplifying the so-called “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) effect [7,8,9,10]. The decision-making process must be opened up further with the “participation-negotiation-consensus” model to incorporate the heterogeneous demands, opinions and suggestions of stakeholders, and achieve the unity of value judgement and factual judgement by full communication and negotiation [23] This approach will help reach consensus on project construction and the operation management mode and benefit sharing method so that decisions can be smoothly implemented with public approval.
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