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NIMBY: a standalone construct

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Urban planning

resident opposition to unwanted facilities located near their homes while possibly supporting them in general.

In urban planning, NIMBY refers to resident opposition to unwanted facilities located near their homes while possibly supporting them in general. This meaning comes from Dear (1992) in Journal of the American Planning Association.[1]

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association4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs opposition2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Dear, M. (1992). Understanding and Overcoming the NIMBY Syndrome. Journal of the American Planning Association, 58(3), 288-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944369208975808

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