Local community acceptance of the rare earth industry: the case of the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza, Juahir, Hafizan, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Md Zain, Sharifuddin, Abu Samah, Mohd Armi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45517/1/45517_Local%20community%20acceptance%20of%20the%20rare%20earth.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45517/2/45517_Local%20community%20acceptance%20of%20the%20rare%20earth_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45517/3/45517_Local%20community%20acceptance%20of%20the%20rare%20earth_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45517/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-015-9675-5

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the local community response to a newly installed rare earth (RE) refinery facility and the factors underlying its acceptance. House-to-house interviews, using structured questionnaire, were conducted in 2013 (N = 370). Results show that the community was d...