» Monthly Archives: May 2008
Nimbyism and the Politics of Land Use — a UK view from Resource magazine
No one likes to be thought of as a NIMBY. Or do we? Libby Peake of Resource magazine shows how the latest research from Saint Consulting tells us exactly what the UK will tolerate, and how well this bodes for government policy. This year, the survey revealed public opposition that,like the development plans it responds ...
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New Utah law banning land-use voter initiatives may be unconstitutional
In March The Saint Report aired concerns raised in the Law of the Land blog about a new law in Utah that prohibits the use of local initiatives for land use ordinances or changes in land use ordinances (see Controversial new Utah law limits land use initiative and referenda).
Now Cathy McKitrick reports in the Salt ...
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Saint: Use Political Savvy To Win Over Project Foes
May 5, 2008 Shopping Centers Today Week Developers could take notes from presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain when trying to put a new center in a community, because often it involves a major political undertaking, says a consultant, who specializes in winning communities over to developments. “When you drill down into the ...
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Angry mob in Alberta confronts a gravel pit developer — what would you do?
Imagine public fury so organized against a gravel pit plan that the newspaper coverage actually expressed sorrow for the hapless developer. What motivated an angry mob of 800 people to harangue Qualico Developments for a proposal to mine gravel along the North Saskatchewan River? What could a developer do in such a quandary?
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The Politics Of Land Use
May/June 2008 Resource
NO ONE LIKES TO BE THOUGHT OF AS A NIMBY. OR DO WE? LIBBY PEAKE SHOWS HOW THE LATEST RESEARCH FROM SAINT CONSULTING TELLS US EXACTLY WHAT THE UK WILL TOLERATE, AND HOW WELL THIS BODES FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY.
As the population of Britain continues to grow and undeveloped land decreases correspondingly, the politics ...
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Care for the Community — overcoming opposition to quarry development
With the spread of ‘NIMBYism’, the aggregates industry continues to face the challenging task of changing the negative public perception of quarries. Quarry Management magazine's May issue takes a look at some advice from The Saint Consulting Group to overcoming public opposition.
"With opposition increasing and support for general development draining away, NIMBYism is now ...
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Public Distrust of Development in U.S. Grows, First Time in Two Years
The nationwide theme of the American public seems to be: No New Development, according to the latest public survey by The Saint Consulting Group.
Patrick Fox, Saint Consulting's president, writes in Land Development, the magazine for the National Association of Home Builders, that the latest Saint Index found that 78 percent of Americans believe new ...
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