Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: John Burn-Murdoch (FT) observes that NIMBYs are able to use the planning system in ...
John Burn-Murdoch (FT) observes that NIMBYs are able to use the planning system in the US & UK to impose costs on #infrastructure development through delay & required changes to projects.
He calls this a tax on infrastructure that reduces such investment in both countries.
Certainly, we have seen this in the UK with the difficulties of onshore #windfarms shifting investment to more expensive offshore locations.
We need the politics of infrastructure needs to be more national & less local!
He calls this a tax on infrastructure that reduces such investment in both countries.
Certainly, we have seen this in the UK with the difficulties of onshore #windfarms shifting investment to more expensive offshore locations.
We need the politics of infrastructure needs to be more national & less local!