Not in my Back Yard!

The relationship between ports that need to develop and their surrounding social and ecological environments is very often a matter for heated debate with the NIMBY factor usually to the fore.

Even port developments in developing countries are affected by environmental assessment requirements as they are often funded by international funding agencies as a condition for the award of any grant or loan

The relationship between ports that need to develop and their surrounding social and ecological environments is very often a matter for heated debate with the NIMBY factor usually to the fore.