Lynas Advance Material Plant (LAMP) project: examining factors influencing risk acceptance by the host community

• Main Authors: Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza, Hassan, Azman, Juahir, Hafizan, Md Zain, Sharifuddin, Abu Samah, Mohd Armi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47832/1/47832.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47832/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029615005988

This paper provides an analysis of the local community response to the Lynas Advance Material Plant (LAMP) Project and the factors underlying their acceptance. A survey using a structured questionnaire, was conducted in 2013 (N=730). The predictors of risk acceptance by the host community: Fear + Trust, Benefits, and Confidence + Familiar (R2= 0.429). For the university community: Benefits, Fear + Safety, Knowledge, Familiar, and Confidence (R2= 0.623). The issue of lack of government understanding on public attitude, public concerns about the risk, and low confidence in government among the people living in proximity needs to be addressed.