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.
In the 1970s, protests against highway construction in some Western nations saw urban activists opposing government plans to demolish buildings for freeway route development, arguing that such demolitions would unfairly disadvantage the working class and benefit commuters. Anti-nuclear demonstrations against proposed nuclear power plants in the United States and Germany halted developments due to environmental and social concerns.