Editing NIMBY (section)

==Rationale==
Developments likely to attract local objections include:

* Infrastructure development, such as new roads and [[rest areas]], [[railway]], [[light rail]] and [[rapid transit|metro]] lines, airports, [[power plant]]s, retail developments, sales of public assets, [[Electric power transmission|electrical transmission lines]], [[Sewage treatment|wastewater treatment plants]], [[landfill]]s, [[sewage treatment|sewage outfalls]] and [[prison]]s;
* Waste facility development, e.g. exploration of disposal sites for nuclear/radiation waste;
* The extraction of mineral resources including ore, aggregates and hydrocarbons from [[mining|mines]], [[quarries]] and [[oil well]]s or [[gas well]]s, respectively;
* [[Renewable energy]] generators, such as [[wind farm]]s and [[solar panel]]s;
* Businesses trading in goods perceived as [[immoral]], such as [[pornographic film|adult video]], [[Distilled beverage|liquor]] [[liquor store|stores]], and [[medical cannabis|cannabis]] [[dispensaries]];
* Accommodations perceived as primarily benefiting disadvantaged people, such as [[subsidized housing]] for the [[poverty|financially disadvantaged]], [[supportive housing]] for the [[mental illness|mentally ill]], congregate living care homes (as for the [[developmentally disabled]]), [[halfway house]]s for drug addicts and [[criminal]]s, and [[homeless shelter]]s.
* Services catering to certain stigmatized groups (for example, [[addiction|injection drug users]]), such as [[methadone clinic]]s, [[syringe exchange programme]]s, [[drug detoxification]] facilities, [[supervised injection site]];
* Large-scale developments of all kinds, such as [[big-box store]]s and housing [[subdivision (land)|subdivision]]s.

The claimed reasons against these developments vary, and some are given below.

* Increased traffic: more jobs, more housing or more stores correlates to increased traffic on local streets and greater demand for parking spots. Industrial facilities such as warehouses, factories, or [[landfill]]s often increase the volume of truck traffic.
* Harm to locally owned [[small business]]es: the development of a big box store may provide too much competition to a locally owned store; similarly, the construction of a new road may make the older road less traveled, leading to a loss of business for property owners. This can lead to excessive relocation costs, or to loss of respected local businesses.
* Loss of residential property value: homes near an undesirable development may be less desirable for potential buyers. The lost revenue from property taxes may, or may not, be offset by increased revenue from the project.
* [[Environmental pollution]] of land, air, and water: power plants, factories, chemical facilities, [[crematorium]]s, [[sewage treatment facilities]], airports, and similar projects may—or may be claimed to—contaminate the land, air, or water around them. Especially facilities assumed to smell might cause objections.
* [[Light pollution]]: projects that operate at night, or that include security lighting (such as street lights in a parking lot), may be accused of causing light pollution.
* [[Noise pollution]]: in addition to the noise of traffic, a project may inherently be noisy. This is a common objection to [[Windmill syndrome|wind power]], [[Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact#Methods of mitigating aviation's noise emissions|airports]], roads, and many industrial facilities, but also stadiums, [[music festival|festivals]], and [[nightclub]]s which are particularly noisy at night when locals want to sleep.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/national_nightclub-music-needs-restricting-to-reduce-noise-pollution-say-environmentalists_215054.html |title=Nightclub music needs restricting to reduce noise pollution, say environmentalists |access-date=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102034/http://www.todayszaman.com/national_nightclub-music-needs-restricting-to-reduce-noise-pollution-say-environmentalists_215054.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>
* Visual blight and failure to "blend in" with the surrounding architecture: the proposed project might be ugly or particularly large, or cast a [[shadow]] over an area due to its height.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ny.curbed.com/2014/2/20/10141252/hundreds-fret-about-superscrapers-shadows-as-extell-rebuts|title=Hundreds Fret About Superscrapers' Shadows As Extell Rebuts|last=Curbed|date=20 February 2014|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728101949/http://ny.curbed.com/2014/2/20/10141252/hundreds-fret-about-superscrapers-shadows-as-extell-rebuts|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Loss of a community's small-town feel: proposals that might result in new people moving into the community, such as a plan to build many new houses, are often claimed to change the community's character.
* Strain of public resources and schools: this reason is given for any increase in the local area's population, as additional school facilities might be needed for the additional children, but particularly to projects that might result in certain kinds of people joining the community, such as a [[group home]] for people with disabilities, or immigrants.
* Disproportionate benefit to non-locals: the project appears to benefit distant people, such as investors (in the case of commercial projects like factories or big-box stores) or people from neighboring areas (in the case of regional government projects, such as airports, highways, sewage treatment, or landfills).
* Increases in crime: this is usually applied to projects that are perceived as attracting or employing low-skill workers or racial minorities, as well as projects that cater to people who are thought to often commit crimes, such as the mentally ill, the poor, and drug addicts. Additionally, certain types of projects, such as [[Bar (establishment)|pubs]] or [[medical marijuana]] dispensaries, might be perceived as directly increasing the amount of crime in the area.
* Risk of an (environmental) disaster, such as with drilling operations, chemical industry, [[dams]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=esydBAAAQBAJ|title=Nimby Is Beautiful: Cases of Local Activism and Environmental Innovation Around the World|first1=Carol|last1=Hager|first2=Mary Alice|last2=Haddad|year=2015|publisher=Berghahn Books|access-date=15 September 2016|via=Google Books|isbn=978-1782386025|archive-date=25 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925020543/https://books.google.com/books?id=esydBAAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> or nuclear power plants.
* [[Historic district]]s: the affected area is on a [[heritage register]], because of its many older properties that are being preserved as such.<ref name="Millsap">{{cite web |last1=Millsap |first1=Adam |title=Cities Should Think Twice About Expanding Historic Districts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adammillsap/2021/03/17/cities-should-think-twice-about-expanding-historic-districts/?sh=7dcb7229192f |work=Forbes |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=29 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329173331/https://www.forbes.com/sites/adammillsap/2021/03/17/cities-should-think-twice-about-expanding-historic-districts/?sh=7dcb7229192f |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Washington |first1=Emily |title=Historic Preservation and Its Costs |url=https://www.city-journal.org/html/historic-preservation-and-its-costs-11014.html |website=www.city-journal.org |date=23 December 2015 |publisher=City-Journal |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216212846/https://www.city-journal.org/html/historic-preservation-and-its-costs-11014.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Freishtat-2022">{{cite web |last1=Freishtat |first1=Sarah |title=Are landmark districts linked to affordable housing and segregation? A Chicago lawsuit makes the connection, but a historic preservationist disputes it |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-chicago-landmarks-lawsuit-affordable-housing-20220214-ljtegdd6zrhs7mkrm7l2xdrxbu-story.html |website=www.chicagotribune.com |date=14 February 2022 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=29 March 2022 |archive-date=29 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329173900/https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-chicago-landmarks-lawsuit-affordable-housing-20220214-ljtegdd6zrhs7mkrm7l2xdrxbu-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The cause of NIMBYism is seen by some due to spatially concentrated costs and diffuse benefits together with regulatory transaction costs which result in a failure of [[conflict resolution]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1177/09516298211044852 | doi=10.1177/09516298211044852 | title=The NIMBY problem | date=2022 | last1=Foster | first1=David | last2=Warren | first2=Joseph | journal=Journal of Theoretical Politics | volume=34 | pages=145–172 | access-date=2 June 2024 | archive-date=25 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925020544/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09516298211044852 | url-status=live | url-access=subscription }}</ref>

As hinted by the list, protests can occur for opposite reasons. A new road or shopping center can cause increased traffic and work opportunities for some, and decreased traffic for others, harming local businesses.

People in an area affected by plans sometimes form an organization which can collect money and organize the objection activities. NIMBYists can hire a lawyer to file formal [[appeal]]s, and contact media to gain public support for their case.