The Differential Attitudes of Local Governments towards The Domestic Wastes Administration. A Case Study of Nagoya Metropolitan Area

Abstract

This study aims to clarify causal factors for differential attitudes of local governments towards the domestic wastes administration. First, I showed the tendency of the location of a waste disposal plants in Nagoya Metropolitan Area. Second, I conducted interview to the local governments officials working on domestic wastes disposal. As a result, the location of waste disposal plants was misdistribution in metropolitan area. These plants were located near the boundaries of local governments. A certain local government did not accept this plant to be located in their area. They were negative in domestic wastes administration. Various processing were performed inside the metropolitan area. Differential attitudes toward these problems by local governments were clearly indicated.