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'''NIMBY''' stands for "Not in my backyard." It refers to opposition to locating something considered undesirable in one's neighborhood or area
The Oxford English Dictionary's definition of "NIMBY":
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''“A person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or hazardous in their own neighborhood, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere.”''
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== San Francisco Bay Area ==
This concept has particular relevance in tight housing markets, which would benefit from the creation of new affordable housing. In some of these housing markets, such as the San Francisco Bay Area, NIBMY activists have successfully blocked the new housing construction needed to meet demand.
Arguments against new construction from some of these advocates include the idea that new development will negatively alter the character or "soul" of the area and that it will drive [[Displacement|displacement]] and [http://yimby.wiki/wiki/Gentrification gentrification]. Such activists argue that in housing markets with rising prices, there are incentives for landlords to evict low-income tenants in order to demolish and build larger luxury housing or to sell at a high profit to developers.
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== See also ==
*[[YIMBY movement]]
*[[Inclusionary_zoning|Inclusionary_zoning]]
*[[Transit-oriented_development|Transit-oriented_development]]
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