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

• 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
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/77741/1/77741_Role%20of%20rumours%20and%20locals%E2%80%99%20perceptions.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77741/2/77741_Role%20of%20rumours%20and%20locals%E2%80%99%20perceptions_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77741/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420719301011

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...