Complex sentence: Some of the BNOB policies included shrinking the city's footprint and conversion of some neighborhoods to parks and wetlands, fueling an outcry from the public, who resisted the idea of being prevented from returning to their homes.
Split into simpler sentences: Some of the BNOB policies included shrinking the city's footprint and conversion of some neighborhoods to parks and wetlands. This fueled a lot of outcry from the public, who resisted the idea of being prevented from returning to their homes.