The Miryang conflict over the constructions of high-voltage power lines is considered not only as a case which exposed the limits of the longstanding ideology of environmental efficiency but also as a case which reminded us that the siting of hazardou...
The Miryang conflict over the constructions of high-voltage power lines is considered not only as a case which exposed the limits of the longstanding ideology of environmental efficiency but also as a case which reminded us that the siting of hazardous facilities should be approached from the viewpoint of ‘social conflicts.’ In addition, the Miryang conflict gave the ideology of environmental compassion a chance to make an appeal for societal support and allowed related academic societies to seek some alternative approaches to the facility siting issues. Noting that these alternative findings need to be applied to the practical cases of siting conflicts in more comprehensive ways, this research retraces the Miryang conflict from the perspective of environmental compassion and presents a normative prescription and practical alternatives in the same context.