Geography glossary

NIMBY

nimby: translation

acronym from 'not in my back yard' applied to people who may agree to the idea of a development that is, on balance, of high social value, but who don't want the development in their own area because of the possible negative consequences that go with it. These may be environmental (noise, pollution) or social (changed class or racial structure). The objections are often unfounded and based on conjecture and prejudice. There is often a fear that changes will devalue an area literally in terms of property prices. As the most powerful people have the most success with the 'nimby' argument, developments often become concentrated in poorer areas giving strength to the 'nimby' case whereas if developments were more evenly spread it may be found that problems do not arise.

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  2. nimby—nimby translation nimbystrong nimby [nmbi] noun nimbys PLURALFORM [countable] informal disapproving not in my backyard someone who does not want a particular activity...Financial and business terms
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  4. nimby—nimby noun coll. abbr. of not in my backyard противник нового...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  5. nimby—сущ. сокр. от notinmybackyard социальнопсихологический феномен когда люди протестуют против какоголибо нововведения в непосредственной близости от места своего проживани...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
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