nimbyism
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NIMBYism — noun see NIMBY … New Collegiate Dictionary
nimbyism — nimˈbyism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑NIMBY … Useful english dictionary
NIMBY — Nimbyism, n. usually /nim bee/ not in my backyard: used to express opposition by local citizens to the locating in their neighborhood of a civic project, as a jail, garbage dump, or drug rehabilitation center, that, though needed by the larger… … Universalium
NIMBY — An airport is a typical example of a development that can cause a NIMBY reaction: developers may claim economic benefits for the city, while locals may benefit from improved transport links and new jobs but they may oppose it with objections to… … Wikipedia
NIMHOA and NIMROD — Two dubious acronyms for advanced NIMBYism – Not In My Home Owner’s Association and Not In My Range Of Desert. Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Keith Johnson shed light on some new developments in NIMBYism: In Los Angeles, a homeowners… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
NIMBY — noun Etymology: not in my backyard Date: 1980 opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (as a prison or incinerator) in one s neighborhood • NIMBYism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Romney Marsh — The Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south east of England. It covers about 100 square miles (260 km²).Quotations*“As Egypt was the gift of the Nile, this level tract ... has by the… … Wikipedia
Orange County Great Park — The El Toro airfield in 1993 Type Regional park Location Irvine, California … Wikipedia
