"Upset at the impact to their property values of being near a cleanup site." There are so many factors, as you point out, but the role of private property and its key to people's prosperity is such an insidious one.
Wow John. There are some really big and important concepts here. Thanks for putting those in writing. With the amount of SLR work we are doing now, these psychological insights are super helpful.
For more on the human side of SLR, here's a book recommendation: "Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore" https://elizabethrush.net/?page_id=295
The message I got from this was that the only projects with a halfway decent outcome were those that involved the community in their design.
"Upset at the impact to their property values of being near a cleanup site." There are so many factors, as you point out, but the role of private property and its key to people's prosperity is such an insidious one.
Wow John. There are some really big and important concepts here. Thanks for putting those in writing. With the amount of SLR work we are doing now, these psychological insights are super helpful.
Thanks Dawn.
For more on the human side of SLR, here's a book recommendation: "Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore" https://elizabethrush.net/?page_id=295
The message I got from this was that the only projects with a halfway decent outcome were those that involved the community in their design.
Really good article, thanks.