In the 1970s, the highway revolts in some Western nations saw urban activists opposing government plans to demolish buildings for freeway route construction, on the basis that such demolitions would unfairly disadvantage the urban working class and benefit commuters. Anti-nuclear protests against proposed nuclear power plants in the United States and Germany prevented developments due to environmental and social concerns.
During the 1970s, protests arose against highway construction projects in some Western nations, with urban activists opposing government plans to demolish buildings for freeway routes. They argued that these demolitions would disproportionately harm working-class communities while benefiting commuters. Similarly, anti-nuclear movements in the United States and Germany successfully prevented the development of nuclear power plants due to environmental and social concerns.