NIMBY
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. 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), high-speed rail lines, homeless shelters, solar farms, wind farms, incinerators, day cares, sewage treatment systems, fracking, and nuclear waste repositories. Rationales Developments likely to attract local objections include: Infrastructure development, such as new roads and motorway service areas, light rail and metro lines, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, airports, power plants, retail developments, sales of public assets, electrical transmission lines, wastewater treatment plants, landfills, sewage outfalls and prisons; Waste facility development, e.g. exploration of disposal sites for nuclear/radiation waste; The extraction of mineral resources including ore, aggregates and hydrocarbons from