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PIBBY
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English
Etymology
en place in Blacks' back yard, modeled after en NIMBY. Coined by Robert Bullard.
Noun
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en urban studies The practice of zoning dangerous or hazardous facilities, such as incinerators, landfills, and dumps, in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
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