Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia

project. This paper examines the role that rumours play in shaping public perceptions. It reports a study carried out in 2015 among residents living around a rare earth processing plant, the Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP), in Kuantan, Malaysia. Primary data, derived from a semi-structured qu...

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Main Authors:	Jamaludin, Husna, Patunru, Arianto, Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 2020
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) HD9000 Special industries and trades TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants
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spelling	iium-777412020-01-10T03:29:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77741/ Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia Jamaludin, Husna Patunru, Arianto Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala H Social Sciences (General) HD9000 Special industries and trades TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants project. This paper examines the role that rumours play in shaping public perceptions. It reports a study carried out in 2015 among residents living around a rare earth processing plant, the Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP), in Kuantan, Malaysia. Primary data, derived from a semi-structured questionnaire-based survey of 570 respondents and interviews with experts, collated with secondary data from various sources, show that respondents generally perceived LAMP to be dangerous. However, such perception is only evident in the long-term. Estimation results reveal that those who received information from rumours perceived LAMP to be dangerous. Other variables, such as education, gender, race and socio-cultural factors, also play vital roles in influencing people’s perceptions. The links between public perceptions, experts’ views and data disclosure, once revealed, may inform best practice and help to better understand how the public gauge risk. Elsevier Ltd 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77741/1/77741_Role%20of%20rumours%20and%20locals%E2%80%99%20perceptions.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77741/2/77741_Role%20of%20rumours%20and%20locals%E2%80%99%20perceptions_SCOPUS.pdf Jamaludin, Husna and Patunru, Arianto and Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala (2020) Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia. Resources Policy, 65. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0301-4207 E-ISSN 1873-7641 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420719301011 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101563
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) HD9000 Special industries and trades TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants Jamaludin, Husna Patunru, Arianto Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia
description	project. This paper examines the role that rumours play in shaping public perceptions. It reports a study carried out in 2015 among residents living around a rare earth processing plant, the Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP), in Kuantan, Malaysia. Primary data, derived from a semi-structured questionnaire-based survey of 570 respondents and interviews with experts, collated with secondary data from various sources, show that respondents generally perceived LAMP to be dangerous. However, such perception is only evident in the long-term. Estimation results reveal that those who received information from rumours perceived LAMP to be dangerous. Other variables, such as education, gender, race and socio-cultural factors, also play vital roles in influencing people’s perceptions. The links between public perceptions, experts’ views and data disclosure, once revealed, may inform best practice and help to better understand how the public gauge risk.
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author	Jamaludin, Husna Patunru, Arianto Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala
author_facet	Jamaludin, Husna Patunru, Arianto Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala
author_sort	Jamaludin, Husna
title	Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia
title_short	Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia
title_full	Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia
title_sort	role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of lynas advanced material plant, kuantan, malaysia
publisher	Elsevier Ltd
publishDate	2020
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Role of rumours and locals’ perceptions on the level of environmental impacts of Lynas Advanced Material Plant, Kuantan, Malaysia

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