The purpose of this study is to investigate the philosophical basis of siting public facilities to increase fairness and the possibility of total quantity control of locally unwanted public facility. For this, first, the utilitarianism pursuing ‘the...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the philosophical basis of siting public facilities to increase fairness and the possibility of total quantity control of locally unwanted public facility. For this, first, the utilitarianism pursuing ‘the greatest happiness of the greatest number’, the ‘justice as fairness’ by John Rawls and the concept of ‘Environmental Justice; are reviewed. Second, the fairness in siting public facilities among Korean local municipalities and the possibility of total quantity control of locally unwanted public facility are investigated. Third, as a case study, the New York City’s fair share criteria is studied and its implications to Korea are deduced. New York’s fair share criteria gives us following recommendations. Korean version of fair share criteria need to be institutionalized. And before the site selection, all stakeholders should be informed and consulted early in the siting process.