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NIMBY

Not in my back yard, or NIMBY (/ˈnɪmbi/) for short, is a common phrase describing the opposition by residents to proposed real estate and infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that…

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related to Further reading · 27
NIMBY → America, America's Housing Crisis, American Cities, Annual Review, Brouwer, Cambridge University Press, Conor, David, Doughtery, Fighting, Glick, Golden Gates, Housing, ISBN, ISSN, Jessica, Katherine Levine Einstein, Land Use, Maxwell Palmer, Neighborhood Defenders
related to United States · 16
NIMBY → According, Americans, As, Coalition, Despite, ELI, For, However, National Low Income Housing, Nimbys, Perspectives, Politics, Research, Some, United States, White
related to External links · 15
NIMBY → Archived, December, Forbes MagazineHow, July, Multifamily Housing Group Targets, NIMBY Expert Debra Stein, NimbyismNimby Wars, NIMBYSaint Index, Orlando Sentinel, Overcome NIMBY Opposition, September, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineMention, Word Spy Archived, Your ProjectQ
related to Political implications · 11
NIMBY → According, Clayton Nall, Democrats, Farhad Manjoo, In, New York Times, Nimbyism, Preserving, What Republicans, Whether, William Marble
related to PIBBY · 10
NIMBY → Blacks, Bullard, Clark Atlanta University, Director, Economically, Environmental Justice Resource Center, PIBBY, Robert, The, This
related to China · 8
NIMBY → China, However, In May, The, The Chinese, There, Yuhang, Zhejiang Province
related to In favor of development · 8
NIMBY → But, Frequently, If, Proponents, Strict, United States, White, YIMBY
related to Overcoming · 7
NIMBY → Another, British, Most, MRP, This, Various, YouGov
related to In favor of local sovereignty · 6
NIMBY → For, NIMBYs, Others, Still, These, Those
related to Reverse NIMBY · 6
NIMBY → Congress, If, Instead, It, Reverse NIMBY, This

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NIMBYis aphenomenon opposite to the widely known concept of NIMBY0.90text
warehousesinstance ofIndustrial facilities0.80text
factoriesinstance ofIndustrial facilities0.80text
or landfills often increase the volume of truck traffic.Harm to locally owned small businessesinstance ofIndustrial facilities0.80text
the development projects that compete with the rare earth industry in China.IrelandIn 2020instance ofNIMBY movements abroad through influence operations that drive opposition against perceived economic threats0.80text
there was significant opposition to the development of 650 apartments in the grounds of St Paul's College school in the Dublin suburb of Rahenyinstance ofNIMBY movements abroad through influence operations that drive opposition against perceived economic threats0.80text
the development projects that compete with the rare earth industry in Chinainstance ofNIMBY movements abroad through influence operations that drive opposition against perceived economic threats0.80text
NIMBYrelated to ChinaThere0.60section
NIMBYrelated to ChinaChina0.60section
NIMBYrelated to ChinaIn May0.60section
NIMBYrelated to ChinaYuhang0.60section
NIMBYrelated to ChinaZhejiang Province0.60section

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