Nuclear NIMBY (Not In My Backyard)

Extracted Attributes

• Full Name

  Nuclear NIMBY (Not In My Backyard)

• Definition

  Opposition by residents to proposed real estate development and infrastructure developments in their local area, often due to proximity rather than the nature of the project itself.

• Acronym For

  Not In My Back Yard

• Connotation

  Residents oppose development because it is close to them, implying they would tolerate or support it if built farther away.

• Associated Concepts

  NIMBYism, YIMBY (opposite movement)

• Usage by Proponents

  Can be used as a wedge issue to divide opponents.

• Commonly Opposed Projects

  Housing development (affordable housing, trailer parks), high-speed rail lines, homeless shelters, daycares, schools, universities and colleges, music venues, bike lanes, transportation planning promoting pedestrian safety infrastructure, solar farms, wind farms, incinerators, sewage treatment systems, fracking, nuclear waste repositories, telephone antennas, airports, nuclear power plants, landfills.

• Driving Factors for Opposition

  Fear of loss of perceived quality-of-life status, fear of loss of economic value of property.

Timeline

• The phrase 'not in my backyard' first appeared, used in the context of efforts to construct nuclear-powered generating stations in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and Midland, Michigan. (Source: Britannica)

  1975

• The phrase 'not in my back yard syndrome' appeared in an environmental journal. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1980-02

• The acronym 'NIMBY' was first mentioned in a U.S. newspaper, referring to opponents of a nuclear waste site. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1980

• The acronym 'NIMBY' began to proliferate, describing neighbors who fight nearby development, especially apartments. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1980

• The Oxford English Dictionary's earliest citation for the acronym 'NIMBY' is from a Christian Science Monitor article. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1980-11

• The Oxford English Dictionary added 'NIMBY' to its lexicon. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1989

• The Nuclear NIMBY movement is a significant factor in debates surrounding nuclear energy, particularly Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), as major tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft invest in nuclear power to meet AI energy demands. (Source: Related Documents, Summary)

  2024

NIMBY

NIMBY (, or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "Not In My Back Yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed real estate development and infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called nimbys, and their viewpoint is called nimbyism. The opposite movement is known as YIMBY for "yes in my back yard". Some examples of projects that have been opposed by nimbys include housing development (especially for affordable housing or trailer parks), high-speed rail lines, homeless shelters, day cares, schools, universities and colleges, music venues, bike lanes and transportation planning that promotes pedestrian safety infrastructure, solar farms, wind farms, incinerators, sewage treatment systems, fracking, and nuclear waste repositories.

Web Search Results

• The NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) phenomenon and ...

  NIMBY was first mentioned in a U.S. newspaper in 1980. It was used to refer to opponents of a nuclear waste site. Since then, the term has been used whenever a social group comes out in opposition to projects that it thinks will be negative to its local area. As renewable energy becomes more established and new farms are in the works, NIMBY is becoming a more frequent phenomenon. The Not in My Backyard phenomenon is happening in all markets, so being ready to handle it is crucial. [...] It is not a phenomenon that is exclusive to the installation of renewable energy parks, however. NIMBY can also be related to the installation of telephone antennas, airports, nuclear power plants and landfills. Theirony of NIMBY groups in terms of renewables (and any other project) is that they want to enjoy their benefits, as long as it isn’t in their immediate surroundings. Where did NIMBY start? [...] NIMBY (Not in My Backyard), or community opposition to proposed renewable projects in their local area, is a common phenomenon that raises many questions we will try to answer in this post. What is the NIMBY phenomenon? ----------------------------- NIMBY is an acronym for "Not in My Backyard”. It consists of a social community's direct opposition to the negative effects of a new project on its local area.

• NIMBYs

  NIMBY (/ˈ n ɪ m b i/, or nimby),( an acronym for the phrase "Not In My Back Yard",( is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed real estate development and infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called nimbys, and [...] The article may have been quoting Joseph A. Lieberman, a member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission.( The phrase '"not in my back yard" syndrome,' without the acronym, also appeared in an environmental journal in February 1980.( The _Oxford English Dictionary'_ s earliest citation is a _Christian Science Monitor_ article from November 1980, although even there the author indicates the term is already used in the hazardous waste industry.( The concept behind the term, that of locally [...] 35. ^ _a__b__c_Dougherty, Conor (5 June 2022). "Twilight of the NIMBY". _New York Times_. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022. NIMBY stands for "Not in my backyard," an acronym that proliferated in the early 1980s to describe neighbors who fight nearby development, especially anything involving apartments. The word was initially descriptive (the Oxford English Dictionary added "NIMBY" in 1989 and has since tacked on "NIMBYism" and "NIMBYish") but its connotation

• NIMBY | Meaning, Examples, & Facts

  NIMBY, a colloquialism signifying one’s opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable in one’s neighborhood. The phrase “not in my backyard,” shortened to “NIMBY,” seems to have appeared first in the mid-1970s. It was used in the context of the last major effort by electric utilities to construct nuclear-powered generating stations, especially those located in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and Midland, Michigan. [...] The negative connotation of “not in my backyard” comes from the fact that those opposing high-impact projects on environmental grounds tend to have middle-class or lower-class origins. As a result, NIMBY may be used by project proponents as part of a wedge issue (a political issue that divides a candidate’s supporters or the members of a party). The term has a double edge, which makes it difficult to cope with for people so labeled. On one hand, it implies that project opponents want poor [...] The term NIMBY has two distinct usages and categories of users. In some circumstances, it connotes the unwillingness of individuals to accept the construction of large-scale projects by corporations or governmental entities nearby, which might affect their quality of life and the value of their property. Project proponents (which usually consist of the sponsoring corporation, construction labor unions and contractors, etc.) tend to use the phrase in this manner. The phrase is also used by

• Does the “NIMBY syndrome” undermine public support for nuclear ...

  We conducted a surveyembedded experiment in Japan (N = 2574) to assess how the NIMBY syndrome influences public support for restarting nuclear reactors when

• Psychological parameters to understand and manage the NIMBY ...

  Different factors can generate a NIMBY effect, especially fear of loss of the perceived quality-of-life status and economic value of property. The NIMBY effect