» Monthly Archives: January 2011
Saint Consulting Group US, Canada and Europe conference schedule
Whether you are in energy, waste, mining, aggregates, retail or other major propertyindustry,why not meet one of our Saint Consulting Group senior managers at major conferences scheduled this year in the US, Canada and Europe -- including ICSC in Las Vegas, MIPIM in Cannes, ULI and many more.
For a complete list of our conference schedule, please ...
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Outdoor Perspectives cites Saint Index survey on undesirable projects
Outdoor Perspectives, a blog which explores real estate development, land use and construction related issues, has cited the Saint Index in a post focusing on property owners who find themselves with potentially undesirable neighboring developments.
The post, headlined, "Excuse me sir, would you like your new home facing the clubhouse or sewage lagoon?" can be seen ...
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What drives opposition to wind energy? Hear Jay Vincent at AWEA Windpower 2011
Saint Consulting’s Energy Sector Practice Leader, Jay Vincent, has been selected for the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2011. He will be presenting on Tuesday May 24th, 2011 on “What Drives Growing Opposition to Wind Energy Projects”. If you are interested in scheduling a meeting at WINDPOWER 2011, please feel free to contact Jay Vincent ...
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Saint Consulting’s Short Guide to Main Proposals in UK Localism Bill
By Nick Keable, Vice President UK Operations, The Saint Consulting Group
The new Coalition Government has a radical agenda for planning reform. It is a very mixed bag, and the fear is that it will make an already glacial approval process even easier for the NIMBY brigade to further frustrate development activity.
This Short Guide to the main ...
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Aggregate Industry Faces Challenges, Uncertainty in 2011
By Christopher HopkinsSenior Vice President, Aggregates and MiningThe Saint Consulting Group The challenges bedeviling the aggregate industry will continue in 2011, most experts seem to agree. Despite signs of improvement in the second half of 2010, the three big sectors that are the lifeblood of the sand, stone and gravel industry remain in a severe ...
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UK property rollercoaster continues, keep your seatbelts fastened
By Nick Keable, Vice President UK Operations, The Saint Consulting Group 2011 is going to be a very interesting year for the property industry here in the UK. Several issues are going to bite. The UK economy within Europe – With the Euro zone looking decidedly shaky, fresh from the massive ...
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Can You Pass The Saint Aptitude Test? Are You A Land Use Expert?
By P. Michael SaintChairman and CEOThe Saint Consulting Group Building political support for land use projects is not a simple marketing activity. You cannot win approval of a new real estate project like you would sell toothpaste or beer. Consider, for example: In Massachusetts, you need not get all your facts entered into the ...
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State SLAPP Law Applies in US District Court
(Jeffrey Gould has written for The Saint Report about SLAPP suits and legal rights to protect public participation in the development process. Here he examines the impact of US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upholds a state of Maine statute to protect citizens against “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation", called SLAPP suits.) ...
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Saint Replay: Changing landscape for development strategy: Part 5 Compete outside the box
By P. Michael Saint, Chairman and CEO, The Saint Consulting Group
So, how do companies use the planning process to raise barriers to entry into a geographic market?
Some participate in the local planning process in ways that seek to limit the areas where new competitors are allowed to locate. Some seek to ban new commercial zones, ...
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NIMBYS not all wrong, but system now favors opponents of development
By Patrick Fox, President, The Saint Consulting Group
This story from The Star Phoenix in Canada attacks the idea that all NIMBY opposition is just emotional nonsense and makes the point that the facts sometimes validate the concerns of the angry neighbors.
Are there good reasons not to want to live next to a power ...
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