NIMBY

nimby English Alternative forms en nimby Nimby Etymology Was used in a 1980 article by British writer Emilie Travel Livezey; popularized by British politician Nicholas Ridley, who was Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment. Prior to that, Joseph A. Lieberman, a member of the US Atomic Energy Commission, gave a keynote address in early 1979 at the Fort Magruder Conference Center in which he reportedly asserted that "the 'nimby' (not in my backyard) syndrome must be eliminated." As reported in the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, Tuesday, February 13th, 1979, "Radioactive Waste: National Regulations Needed." Source: WorldHistories.net. Pronunciation en /ˈnɪmbi/ en ɪmbi 2 Phrase phr en chiefly US UK en nimby. en Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song Poison in the Air w:ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/toxmap-poison-in-the-air 2021-11-02 In cities like Houston, for example, all-white zoning boards targeted Black neighborhoods for the siting of noxious facilities, like landfills, incinerators and garbage dumps. Robert Bullard, a professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, has called the practice “PIBBY” or “Place In Blacks’ Back Yard” — a spin on the acronym “NIMBY” (“Not In My Back Yard”). https://web.archive.org/web/20230217192108/https://www.propublica.org/article/toxmap-poison-in-the-air Synonyms en BANANA stronger Antonyms en YIMBY See also en LULU Noun ~ en uncountable Opposition to something deemed harmful or unpleasant being located in one's own neighborhood. en Hazardous waste Emilie Travel Livezey The Christian Science Monitor 6 November 1980 The very thought of having even a secure landfill anywhere near them is anathema to most Americans today. It's an attitude referred to in the trade as NIMBY -- "not in my backyard." en Decision day looms for Drop-In Centre's controversial hotel housing project Calgary Herald 2016 Newman believes much of the resistance to the project stems from NIMBY (Not-In-My-Back-Yard) sentiment Annalise Klingbeil en For IIT GOA Loliem Shows the WIMBY Way 21 March 2016 Nandkumar M Kamat The Navhind Times From NIMBY (Not In MY Backyard) syndrome stalling several projects, Goa has moved ahead rationally to write a new chapter at Loliem, Canacona by welcoming location of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to the village. en countable en nimby. en 2008 David Paul Brennan https://books.google.com/books?id=paCvAR2-rkYC&pg=PA84&dq=%22NIMBYs%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNuau82tLLAhWJLmMKHePZA0Q4HhDoAQg0MAQ#v=onepage&q=%22NIMBYs%22&f=false 50 Programs to Save the Economy Here again, the NIMBYs will try to derail any new dam project. en Conor Dougherty Twilight of the NIMBY w:The New York Times 2022-06-05 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/economy/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html 0362-4331 To distinguish themselves from NIMBYs, the current generation of housing activists has adopted new “back yard” variants (YIMBY, “Yes in my backyard”; PHIMBY, “Public housing in my backyard”; YIGBY, “Yes in God’s backyard”) to declare how they are for things (everything, subsidized housing, building on church parking lots) that a NIMBY presumably is not. https://web.archive.org/web/20220610031740/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/economy/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html en Aaron Kliegman Newsom declares war on environmentalists seeking to halt construction project w:Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-declares-war-environmentalists-seeking-halt-construction-project 2023-03-01 "Our CEQA process is clearly broken when a few wealthy Berkeley homeowners can block desperately needed student housing for years and even decades," Newsom's office said in a statement. "California cannot afford to be held hostage by NIMBYs who weaponize CEQA to block student and affordable housing. This selfish mindset is driving up housing prices, and making our state less affordable." https://web.archive.org/web/20230425113358/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-declares-war-environmentalists-seeking-halt-construction-project Adjective en nimby. en 1990 w:Steven Anzovin https://books.google.com/books?id=YpVLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22more+NIMBY%22&dq=%22more+NIMBY%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnrp_y7NLLAhUH9WMKHSIlCboQ6AEINTAG Preserving the world ecology The problem is that these demands tend to be more parochial than millenial, much more NIMBY (not in my back yard) than global, and more concerned with financial well-being than ecological health. en New West Windsor outpatient addiction treatment facility answers call to serve local need Bridget Clerkin The Times of Trenton Aug 20, 2012 “There's a very NIMBY feel about it,” Allen said. en 2012-09-02 Allan Caplan http://www.durhamregion.com/opinion-story/3507423-how-much-more-nimby-can-we-get- How much more NIMBY can we get? durhamregion.com How much more NIMBY can we get in this region? https://web.archive.org/web/20231016024837/https://www.durhamregion.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/how-much-more-nimby-can-we-get/article_f8cb6bcb-5b01-5f9d-89ac-217c46f9641a.html en 2013 w:Peter Ladner https://books.google.com/books?id=DPTqfqrkwuoC&pg=PA59&dq=%22NIMBY+neighbors%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjttP6p3NLLAhUE1WMKHXoOC68Q6AEIQTAG#v=onepage&q=%22NIMBY%20neighbors%22&f=false The Urban Food Revolution: Changing the Way We Feed Cities Some are NIMBY neighbors who don't want the traffic or changes in their neighborhood. en 2016-02-09 Eric Jaffe http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/02/nimbyism-define-club-chris-bradford/461946/ Toward a Stronger Theory of NIMBYism Why is California more NIMBY than Texas, for instance, or Austin more NIMBY than Houston? https://web.archive.org/web/20201108160750/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-09/what-s-the-best-way-to-define-and-explain-a-nimby w:Bloomberg News Derived terms en NIMBYism en Urban studies