Editing NIMBY (section)

==Origin and history==
The acronym first appeared in a February 1979 newspaper article in [[Virginia]]'s ''[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]''. {{blockquote|agencies need to be better coordinated and the "nimby" (not in my backyard) syndrome must be eliminated.}}
The article may have been quoting Joseph A. Lieberman, a member of the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Radioactive Waste: National Regulations Needed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-earliest-instance-of-acronym/22400826/ |access-date=29 January 2024 |work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |date=13 February 1979 |pages=23 |archive-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129171521/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-earliest-instance-of-acronym/22400826/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The phrase '"not in my back yard" syndrome,' without the acronym, also appeared in an environmental journal in February 1980.<ref>{{cite journal |quote=The 'not in my back yard' syndrome is a compound of fears about health, safety, and environmental quality |page=5 |url=https://archive.org/details/enviroviews2n6/page/4 |title=Hazardous Wastes |first=Gillian |last=Sniatynski |journal=Environment Views |volume=2 |issue=6 |date=February–March 1980 }}</ref> The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'''s earliest citation is a ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'' article from November 1980, although even there the author indicates the term is already used in the [[hazardous waste]] industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wordspy.com/words/nimby.asp|title=NIMBY – Word Spy|first=Word|last=Spy|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814104136/http://www.wordspy.com/words/NIMBY.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1980/1106/110653.html|title=Hazardous waste|first=Emilie Travel|last=Livezey|date=6 November 1980|access-date=15 September 2016|journal=Christian Science Monitor}}</ref>
The concept behind the term, that of locally organized resistance to unwanted land uses, is likely to have originated earlier. One suggestion is it emerged in the 1950s.<ref>Maiorino, Al. (22 March 2011)  [http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5384/do-you-have-control-over-nimbyism/ "Do You Have Control Over NIMBYism?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518175304/http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5384/do-you-have-control-over-nimbyism |date=18 May 2011 }} ''Biomass Magazine''</ref>

In the 1980s, the term was popularized by British politician [[Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale|Nicholas Ridley]], who was the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Secretary of State for the Environment]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Heywood|first=Andrew|date=March 1, 2015|title=Short memories?|journal=Housing Finance International|issue=Spring 2015|pages=4–5. 2|via=Business Source Complete}}</ref> Comedian [[George Carlin]] used the term in 1992 for his ''[[Jammin' in New York]]'' special, implying that people had already heard of it.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/43Egm0j_p1A Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20111120232139/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Egm0j_p1A&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Egm0j_p1A |title=George Carlin on N.I.M.B.Y. |date=5 October 2008 |publisher=YouTube |format=video |access-date=25 April 2012 |quote=We <nowiki>{{sic}}</nowiki> got somethin' in this country (you've heard of it) – it's called NIMBY – n-i-m-b-y – Not In My BackYard!}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The NIMBY acronym has also been used by social scientists since the early 1980s to describe the resistance of communities to the siting of controversial facilities and land use.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Borell |first1= Klas |last2= Westermark |first2= Åsa |date= 31 October 2016 |title= Siting of human services facilities and the not in my back yard phenomenon: a critical research review |journal= Community Development Journal |volume= 53 |issue= 2 |pages= 246–262 |doi= 10.1093/cdj/bsw039 |url= http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-34235 |access-date= 28 August 2019 |archive-date= 25 September 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240925020552/https://hj.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1054817&dswid=-3958 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The term's connotation has harshened since its introduction in the 1980s.<ref name="NYTimesTwilightOfTheNIMBY">{{cite news |last=Dougherty |first=Conor |date=June 5, 2022 |title=Twilight of the NIMBY |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/economy/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html |work=New York Times |access-date=June 27, 2022 |quote=NIMBY stands for “Not in my backyard,” an acronym that proliferated in the early 1980s to describe neighbors who fight nearby development, especially anything involving apartments. The word was initially descriptive (the Oxford English Dictionary added “NIMBY” in 1989 and has since tacked on “NIMBYism” and “NIMBYish”) but its connotation has harshened as rent and home prices have exploded. Nimbys who used to be viewed as, at best, defenders of their community, and at worst just practical, are now painted as housing hoarders whose efforts have increased racial segregation, deepened wealth inequality and are robbing the next generation of the American dream. |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628065818/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/economy/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyond their impact on any single development or neighborhood, NIMBY organizations and policies are now painted as worsening [[racial segregation]], deepening [[economic inequality]], and limiting the overall supply of [[affordable housing]].<ref name="NYTimesTwilightOfTheNIMBY"/> There have been a variety of books and articles on how to address NIMBY perspectives. One such article discussing NIMBY opposition to affordable housing by the [[National Low Income Housing Coalition]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Shape the Future of Tamarac: Give Your Vision a Voice at Upcoming Workshops • Tamarac Talk |url=https://tamaractalk.com/shape-future-tamarac-2040-comp-plan-workshops-44140 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=tamaractalk.com |language=en-US |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527221036/https://tamaractalk.com/shape-future-tamarac-2040-comp-plan-workshops-44140 |url-status=live }}</ref>