The Development of Communities Is Centered Around What?

It seems these days that the development of communities is primarily centered around environmental concerns.

Ah, priorities. They're always religious, aren't they, one way or the other? The fellow rushing home to his big-screen TV to watch Monday night football. The fellow rushing off to church, speeding to get there in time. The New York Times dedicated to all the facts except the truth. The planner making sure that all the habitats are protected, all the salmon inviolate, all the frogs safely tucked in bed, before a single house is approved.