Intern - Legitimate concerns or NIMBYism?

You will support MND Strategic Planning Division (SPD) in several projects. With increasing pace of change and uncertainty in the operating environment, SPD plays a critical role in stewarding Singapore’s limited land resources to meet the needs and aspirations of Singaporeans, while ensuring that land use remains sustainable, flexible, adaptable and resilient for the future. In particular, there are significant shifts in land planning that need to be made to tighten linkages with our economic strategy, as well as to meet the diverse accommodation needs of Singaporeans and foreigners. - Assessing opposition to development in Singapore: on what grounds have developments been opposed? Have the grounds for opposition evolved over time? How do we distinguish between legitimate concerns, and those fuelled by ""NIMBYism""? - Opposition to development in developed urban environments: Is Singapore's experience typical of other highly developed urban environments? Are there grounds and strategies to oppose development in other jurisdictions which we have not witnessed here? - Strategies to better balance between residents' needs and development - Recommendations This role will require critical thinking and problem solving, independent learning, stakeholder management, and excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal skills.