Summaries for: NIMBY
Inside the mind of a NIMBY: interview with Arizona copper mine opponents
By Christopher Hopkins,
Senior Vice President, Aggregates and Mining, The Saint Consulting Group
People oppose mining development for a number of reasons, to protect the environment, to preserve the character of the community and because the product that is being mined is extremely controversial. Here is an Arizona Daily Star interview ...
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Survey: Recession Weakens ‘NIMBY’ Resistance to New Development Projects
Although a weak economy is forcing a grudging acceptance of new projects in many communities, three out four Americans still say, 'Not In MY Backyard!', according to the Saint Index. Even as the level of new development and construction has fallen to historic lows nationally, a recent study suggests that recession-stung Americans appear to be ...
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Quarries Still High on Opposition List: Saint Index in Rock Products magazine
Data from The Saint Consulting Group shows that the economic recession has made Americans more willing to support new commercial projects in their community. Yet, quarries remain among the top in drawing community opposition -- coming in a distant third to landfills and casinos, Rock Products magazine has reported. Of 1,000 adults interviewed nationwide, 68% ...
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Why Americans oppose local development projects – The Saint Index
23% of Americans say that the reason they actively rose up in opposition to a local development project is to preserve the character of their community. 22% say it was to protect the environment and 16% said they were protecting the value of their homes. The vast majority ...
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18% of Americans actively support local development – Saint Index
18% of Americans have actively supported a development project in their community. That means they have organized, called elected officials, gathered petition signatures, wrote letters or acted in some way to demonstrate support for a local project. Active support has been trending up for the last five years. In 2006, Americans ...
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Politicization skews planning process against development – Saint Index
87% of Americans say a candidate's position on local development issues is important when they choose for whom they will cast their votes. Years ago, elected officials wanted to make an impact and be able to point to new commercial development from their term in office. They wanted to show their ...
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Cynicism in US Development: Approval Process Seen Unfair, Saint Index finds
62% of Americans believe the way projects get approved in the United States is unfair, according to this year's Saint Index. This is down from a Saint Index high of of 75% in 2007. 73% give their communities a C or worse when it comes to deciding what gets built.
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74% of Americans Oppose New Development in Community – Saint Index
2010 Saint Index Numbers just released. Nearly three in four Americans oppose any form of new development in their community. This level of general opposition to development has remained steady across the United States for the last five years. It illustrates the hurdle that every developer starts with when attempting to build ...
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All Politics is Local, All Land Use is Political – American Coal Online
(American Coal Online has published an article on land use politics, written by Christopher Hopkins, senior vice president for aggregates and mining, and Ben Kelahan, senior vice president for energy, both of The Saint Consulting Group)
By Christopher Hopkins and Ben Kelahan, The Saint Consulting Group
Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill used to say, “All politics ...
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Financial Times reports Saint Index: Opposition fades to big US land projects
The Financial Times, reporting the findings of the 2010 US Saint Index, noted that the US economic slowdown has increased potential local support for new superstores, hospitals and even power plants. The report, written by Jonathan Birchall in New York, finds that 68 per cent of 1,000 adults surveyed in June by Saint Consulting, which ...
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