Re:Our self imposed scarcity of nice places
by nivenkos on Thursday November 04, 2021 @05:43AM
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Well post-WW2 there was a huge boom in construction in Europe at least.
Especially since many cities were almost completely destroyed. Even where my grandparents lived in England, the Blitz destroyed a lot of homes and meant mass construction was inevitable.
It's really been since the 80s, that all infrastructure and construction projects have been slowed down and hampered by NIMBYism - and it's all about just pumping up the existing prices through artificial scarcity.
Especially since many cities were almost completely destroyed. Even where my grandparents lived in England, the Blitz destroyed a lot of homes and meant mass construction was inevitable.
It's really been since the 80s, that all infrastructure and construction projects have been slowed down and hampered by NIMBYism - and it's all about just pumping up the existing prices through artificial scarcity.