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NIMBY - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The NIMBY principle, however well meaning it may be, prevents the construction of new environmentally sound sites, and forces HW facilities to be built upon pre-existing, already contaminated sites that are frequently located in depleted neighborhoods.
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NIMBY has been making significant headway towards becoming a fully permitted and legal art space here in Oakland, however, this process has taken a huge toll on finances. We have been juggling rent, city fees, engineering costs and other expenses as best we can.
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NIMBY - 9 definitions - Not In My Back Yard; someone who opposes anything built right by where they live. ... buy nimby mugs, tshirts and magnets ... Used to describe a person or an attitude, NIMBY is an abbreviation for Not In My Back Yard. A NIMBY might agree that a community or a neigborhood needs a half-way house for...
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But to advocates of the mentally retarded, that kind of thinking, and all the hysteria surrounding E.G., are a reminder of the benighted days when all retarded people, even those who posed no threat to others, were seen as monsters and opening group homes for them triggered furious NIMBY campaigns.
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Helps shift opinion, overcome NIMBY opposition and win political support for controversial land use and real estate projects and developments. ... GCA Strategies is America’s top public affairs firm when it comes to overcoming NIMBY opposition to and mobilizing community support for real estate proposals.
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posted 17-Oct-2002 6:54pm ... Not In My Back-Yard. ... Yeah. NIMBY does have that sound.
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NIMBY n. Slang , pl. , -BYs . One who objects to the establishment in one's neighborhood of projects, such as incinerators, prisons, or homeless ... NIMBY or Nimby is an acronym for Not In My Back Yard. The term (or the derivative Nimbyism) is used pejoratively to describe opposition by residents to a proposal for a...
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