| ADJ | nimby | nimbyer / nimbier / more nimby | nimbyest / nimbiest / most nimby |
| NOUN | nimby | nimbies |
ADJ positive | comparative | superlative
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- Nimby {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [jd., der nach dem Sankt-Florians-Prinzip handelt (Nimby-Verhalten)] = NIMBY [also: nimby] [coll.] [pej.]
- NIMBY-Effekt {m} = NIMBY effect
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- NIMBY (or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations.
- His most influential work is an Op-Ed, "The Bright Side of NIMBY," in which he argues that the "Not In My Back Yard" response by residents is a sign of a level of connections within a neighbourhood that in some ways demonstrates health.
- In 2022, Jenkins voted with a majority of the California Supreme Court in ordering University of California, Berkeley to cut its enrollment after a local NIMBY group argued that more students in the college town would have an adverse environmental impact.
- With the 2005 run, Mr Nifty's name was changed to Mr NIMBY (a popular acronym for "Not in My Back Yard").
- They provide a source of renewable energy with a higher yield than wind farms on land, while encountering less resistance from the general public ("see NIMBY").
- Garcetti opposed Measure S (originally known as the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative), a NIMBY referendum to block housing development.
- The phenomenon is linked to the so-called NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) attitude.
- A 1993 essay published in the "Journal of the American Planning Association" entitled "Planners' Alchemy, Transforming NIMBY to YIMBY: Rethinking NIMBY" used 'YIMBY' in general reference to development, not only housing development.
- The proposed Thomas Jefferson Charter School was met with NIMBY opposition by local residents.
- Chlorine - The companion of Nimby. She was accidentally chosen when Nimby was trying to get a woman, Miss Fortune, whose talent is to make things go wrong. Chlorine's talent is to poison water.
- In addition to its adoption of confrontational tactics, Blockadia movements differ from mainstream environmentalism by integrating environmental justice concerns and building diverse grassroots coalitions, where environmentalism had previously emphasised NIMBY campaigns, celebrity environmentalism, and advocacy for legislative action.
- Many residents and NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) advocates do not want development to increase the density of their neighborhood of exclusively single family homes.
- Prior to 2020, Arreguin held NIMBY views on housing in Berkeley, but has since adopted YIMBY views, as he has been a vocal proponent of denser housing and more residential development.
- Local nimby opposition voiced their concern over height restrictions, apartments and the Arrow Metrolink train under construction.
- In 2009, three members of the Saint Consulting Group, Mike Saint, Robert J. Flavell, and Patrick F. Fox wrote the book Nimby Wars.
- Numby Numby, also known as Nimby Nimby or Ngambingambi, is a sinkhole in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of McArthur about [...] west-northwest of Borroloola.
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