Incompatible land uses are a major source of potential degradation at the urban level. Knowledge about land uses compatibility can be a useful guide for planners and local authorities to manage the existing issues and to generate social, environmental and economic welfare without degrading the environment. In this study we identified the potentially conflicts that can appear between cemeteries and adjacent residential land uses and provided alternatives that might alleviate them. The paper improves the understanding of people’s demands regarding the management of issues caused by cemeteries. We demonstrated that an increased probability of negative perception regarding a cemetery location is found for those people who are older, perceive more than one issue in relation to the cemetery, live within eyesight to a cemetery and have educational or non-technical jobs. These results point out important physical and psychological interactions between people and their local environment. Knowledge about these interactions can be used by local authorities to understand urban conflicts and provide useful insights for improving urban sustainability.