What’s Fairness Got to Do with It? Environmental Justice and the Siting of Locally Undesirable Land Uses

Abstract

Policy makers and local land use officials have long struggled to cope with the "not in my backyard" (NIMBY) syndrome in attempting to site "locally undesirable land uses" (LULUs), such as homeless shelters, drug or alcohol treatment centers, and waste disposal facilities.In general, LULUs are considered beneficial to society at large,' and many agree that they should be located somewhere.2 Those same citizens protest vigorously, however, when such a use is sited near their homes.3 This protest is quite rational.The benefits

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