Author : John Tilston
Publisher : John Tilston
ISBN 13 : 1471037258
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)
Book Synopsis NIMBY! by : John Tilston
Download or read book NIMBY! written by John Tilston and published by John Tilston. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Times have changed for regional economic development. Back in the not-too-far-off good old days, announcements of a new factory setting up in town or the approval granted for a new large apartment block would have been widely accepted and even applauded by communities. Now mostly they are are not. NIMBY has become the standrad cry. Not in my backyard now extends to so many areas beyond nuclear power plants, mines and waste dumps, including to some that at first sight seem just plain puzzling. But this is the 21st Century reality and regional economic development policy and practice must respond with more sophisticated analysis and tools. Setting up a camp to rival the NIMBYs and waging war to win the media battle is a short sighted, unsustainable approach. This book analyses what makes NIMBY tick, surveys current best practice regional economic development and posits a coherent, sustainable approach to the creation of wealth and well-being in communities.