NIMBY and YIMBY related terms: Difference between revisions

*'''AIMBY''': Already In My Back Yard: the position that a given land use is already concentrated in some area, and should be distributed to other areas. For example, a concentration of low-income housing or social services facilities.&nbsp; [contributed via Twitter from an activist in San Jose, California, opposing new Affordable Housing facilities in her neighborhood].&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

*'''NIABY''': Not In Anyone's Bay Yard: &nbsp;term to describe opposition to land-uses which should not be allowed anywhere - for example, unregulated industrial polluters.&nbsp; Note, this is meaning mainly expressed by 'NIMBY' in Jane Anne Morris, "Not In My Back Yard: The Handbook" (1994), pictured at right.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

*'''[[YIMBY_concept|YIMBY]]'''

**Yes In My Back Yard (primary)

**Yes In Many Back Yards (original usage, 1988. See [[YIMBY_movement|YIMBY_movement]]).&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

 

*'''YIOBY''' - Yes In Our Backyard.&nbsp; Apparently coined by Laura Loe Berstein (@YIMBYsea), Seattle.&nbsp;