LULUs: locally unwanted land uses

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Resources; (United States)

OSTI ID:5869734

Popper, F J

A LULU is a locally unwanted land use. It may be an old-age home or a nuclear-waste-disposal site. People need it but do not want to live next to it. Some characteristics LULUs have in common are: opposition (more or less organized), costs to the neighborhood (real or perceived), support from conservatives for LULUs of the right, support from liberals for LULUs of the left, and some local support. Today's LULU may be tomorrow's prize; witness the 1982 competition for a state prison by 21 towns in depressed Illinois. Regional and national LULUs, while offering (or appearing to offer) a regional or national benefit, put financial and environmental costs and social stresses on a locality. Governmental and legal questions confront the decision-makers who must untangle these conflicts.

• OSTI ID: 5869734
• Journal Information: Resources; (United States), Journal Name: Resources; (United States) Vol. 73; ISSN RESUB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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