Excerpt: "... a person who opposes particular construction or projects in their community ... I.E.: Being selfish ... People who fight LULUs, or Locally Unwanted Land Uses: developments or institutions that are needed, but that nobody wants near them ..."." ... I should have used my BRAIN before purchasing a house [in a undesirable or subordinate location] ... For some reason I didn't wonder why the house was so cheap in the first place ..."."... Other forms of NIMBY [may or may not] include the NOPE (Not On Planet Earth), the BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone), and the TEDAO (Tear Everything Down At Once)."Source: www.urbandictionary.com
Fear of Change
City and Regional Planning (CRP) issues might occasionally be confronted or aided by the emotions of individuals within a planning area. Perhaps there are definable reasons, beyond the obvious monetary losses and gains, for why some people seem to suffer with a NIMBY syndrome. One possible reason to explore is 'Fear of Change'. Perhaps this is explained somewhere within the disciplines of Psychology or Social Psychology
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