Editing NIMBY (section)

{{Short description|Opposition to nearby development projects}}
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[[File:Nimby unfinished tower (cropped).jpg|thumb|Unfinished tower in [[Tenleytown, Washington, D.C.|Tenleytown]], Washington, D.C. that was later removed as a result of complaints from the neighborhood]]

'''NIMBY''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɪ|m|b|i}}, or '''nimby'''),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/nimby |publisher= Macmillan Dictionary |title= Definition of Nimby |access-date= 17 July 2015 |archive-date= 21 July 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150721203623/http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/nimby |url-status= live }}</ref> an [[acronym]] for the phrase "'''Not In My Back<!-- Do not remove this space. --><!-- It is correct, and otherwise would be NIMB, which would clearly be wrong. --> Yard'''",<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/nimby |title= Cambridge Dictionaries Online – meaning of NIMBY |access-date= 17 July 2015 |archive-date= 21 July 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150721155502/http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/nimby |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Nimby |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120729041134/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Nimby |url-status= dead |archive-date= 29 July 2012 |title= Oxford Dictionaries – definition of Nimby |access-date= 17 July 2015}}</ref> is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed [[real estate development]] 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 they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called '''nimbys''', and their viewpoint is called '''nimbyism'''. The opposite movement is known as [[YIMBY]] for "yes in my back yard".<ref>{{cite news |title=Forget YIMBY vs. NIMBY. Could PHIMBYs Solve the Housing Crisis? |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11731580/forget-yimby-vs-nimby-could-phimbys-solve-the-housing-crisis |access-date=28 April 2022 |work=KQED |language=en-us |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428044828/https://www.kqed.org/news/11731580/forget-yimby-vs-nimby-could-phimbys-solve-the-housing-crisis |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some examples of projects that have been opposed by nimbys include [[housing development]]<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/london-mayor-election/mayor-of-london/10984944/Boris-Johnson-Nimbies-pretend-to-care-about-architecture-to-block-developments.html |title= Boris Johnson: Nimbies pretend to care about architecture to block developments |author= Matthew Holehouse |date= 23 July 2014 |access-date= 23 January 2016 |newspaper= The Telegraph |archive-date= 13 February 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200213042005/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/london-mayor-election/mayor-of-london/10984944/Boris-Johnson-Nimbies-pretend-to-care-about-architecture-to-block-developments.html |url-status= live }}</ref> (especially for [[affordable housing]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axel-Lute |first=Miriam |date=2021-11-17 |title=What Is NIMBYism and How Do Affordable Housing Developers Respond to It? |url=https://shelterforce.org/2021/11/17/what-is-nimbyism-and-how-do-affordable-housing-developers-respond-to-it/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Shelterforce |language=en-US |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015010525/https://shelterforce.org/2021/11/17/what-is-nimbyism-and-how-do-affordable-housing-developers-respond-to-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> or [[trailer park]]s<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kplctv.com/2022/04/28/westlake-council-approves-moratorium-manufactured-homes-portion-city/?outputType=amp | title=Westlake council approves moratorium on manufactured homes in portion of city | date=28 April 2022 }}</ref>), [[high-speed rail]] lines,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-28 |title=Fast rail critics 'rich nimbys' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-13943014 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609201241/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-13943014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[homeless shelters]],<ref>{{cite news |url= http://digitalissue.ocweekly.com/article/News/1800742/223650/article.html |title= Anywhere but here |date= 28 August 2015 |access-date= 23 January 2016 |author= Andrew Galvin |newspaper= OC Weekly |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160130210045/http://digitalissue.ocweekly.com/article/News/1800742/223650/article.html |archive-date= 30 January 2016 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref> [[day care]]s,<ref name="VancouverSun2023" /> [[school]]s, [[University|universities]] and [[college]]s,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-17 |title=In Berkeley, it's the NIMBYs versus the university |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/03/17/in-berkeley-it-s-the-nimbys-versus-the-university_5978795_4.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228212343/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/03/17/in-berkeley-it-s-the-nimbys-versus-the-university_5978795_4.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UC Berkeley forced to cap enrollment after NIMBY lawsuit |url=https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/03/04/uc-berkeley-forced-to-cap-enrollment-after-nimby-lawsuit |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Morning Brew |language=en-us |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228212344/https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/03/04/uc-berkeley-forced-to-cap-enrollment-after-nimby-lawsuit |url-status=live }}</ref> [[bike lane]]s and [[transportation planning]] that promotes [[Road traffic safety|pedestrian safety]] infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vargas |first=Theresa |date=2023-02-05 |title=Perspective {{!}} Meet Nimbee, the mascot who scorns bike lanes, development and change |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/04/nimbee-bee-mascot-satire/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330101214/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/04/nimbee-bee-mascot-satire/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[solar farms]],<ref name=BB_2021-07-29 >{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-29/san-francisco-bay-area-solar-farm-opposed-by-nimbys?sref=R8NfLgwS | title=California Nimbys Threaten Biden's Clean Energy Goals - Ranchers, farmers and environmentalists are coming together to oppose what would be the largest solar plant built in the San Francisco Bay area, a project local officials say is critical to the state meeting its climate goals. | last=Chediak | first=Mark | newspaper=[[Bloomberg News]] | date=2021-07-29 | access-date=6 March 2023 }}</ref> [[wind farms]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Boyle |first1=Kevin J. |last2=Boatwright |first2=Jessica |last3=Brahma |first3=Sreeya |last4=Xu |first4=Weibin |date=2019-08-01 |title=NIMBY, not, in siting community wind farms |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0928765518303002 |journal=Resource and Energy Economics |volume=57 |pages=85–100 |doi=10.1016/j.reseneeco.2019.04.004 |bibcode=2019REEco..57...85B |s2cid=159139028 |issn=0928-7655|url-access=subscription }}</ref> [[Incineration|incinerators]], [[sewage treatment]] systems,<ref name="charlestown">{{cite news |title=Charlestown City Council tables sewer ordinance after public backlash |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/charlestown-city-council-tables-sewer-ordinance-after-public-backlash/30095649 |access-date=26 September 2020 |work=WLKY-TV |date=December 2, 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925020041/https://www.wlky.com/article/charlestown-city-council-tables-sewer-ordinance-after-public-backlash/30095649 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[fracking]],<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/04/fracking-resistance-southern-nimbys-minister |title= Fracking will meet resistance from southern nimbys, minister warns |author= Patrick Wintour |date= 4 August 2013 |access-date= 23 January 2016 |newspaper= The Guardian |archive-date= 20 January 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200120110708/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/04/fracking-resistance-southern-nimbys-minister |url-status= live }}</ref> and [[Deep geological repository|nuclear waste repositories]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/business/businessspecial3/07nuke.html?_r=0 |title= Radioactive Nimby: No one wants nuclear waste |author= James Kanter |date= 7 November 2007 |newspaper= The New York Times |access-date= 23 January 2016 |archive-date= 16 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116022501/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/business/businessspecial3/07nuke.html?_r=0 |url-status= live }}</ref>

[[File:Tour group entering North Portal of Yucca Mountain.jpg|alt=|thumb|295x295px|Proposed [[Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yuccamountain.org/|title=Eureka County, Nevada – Yucca Mountain.org|website=www.yuccamountain.org|access-date=2020-04-25|archive-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421092444/http://yuccamountain.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{convert|80|mi|km|-1|abbr=on|order=flip}} northwest of Las Vegas, was approved by the government and then opposed by the citizens of Nevada. Federal funding ended in 2011.]]