Difference between revisions of "Not in my Backyard Response (NIMBY)"
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'''Not In My Backyard Response (NIMBY)''' – characterizes local opposition in response to proposals for e.g. new energy grids built close to people’s homes, such as windmills, transmission lines or pumped hydro-storage. Also commonly referred to in the media as a "nimby". | '''Not In My Backyard Response (NIMBY)''' – characterizes local opposition in response to proposals for e.g. new energy grids built close to people’s homes, such as windmills, transmission lines or pumped hydro-storage. Also commonly referred to in the media as a "nimby". | ||
| − | Related to the energy sector and the [[smart grid]] paradigm, nimby activism targets recently [[Renewable | + | Related to the energy sector and the [[smart grid]] paradigm, nimby activism targets recently [[Renewable energy sources]] <ref name="Nimby1">“Not-In-My-Backyard” Activism Targets Renewables, [http://www.climatecentral.org/news/partner-news/the-new-look-of-nimby-ism]</ref> and especially wind energy infrastructure because of the increased impact on the landscape <ref name="Nimby2">Explaining NIMBY Opposition to Wind Power, [http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/smith/wind.pdf]</ref>. |
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 18 May 2017
Not In My Backyard Response (NIMBY) – characterizes local opposition in response to proposals for e.g. new energy grids built close to people’s homes, such as windmills, transmission lines or pumped hydro-storage. Also commonly referred to in the media as a "nimby".
Related to the energy sector and the smart grid paradigm, nimby activism targets recently Renewable energy sources [1] and especially wind energy infrastructure because of the increased impact on the landscape [2].
