Which acronym stands for resistance to new development by neighbors in the community?

• A. NIMBY (not in my backyard)
• B. New Urbanism
• C. Redlining
• D. Sprawl

Answer: (A)

Opposition by neighbors to nearby development is the idea at play. This is captured by NIMBY, which stands for Not In My Backyard. The term is used when people may support a project in principle but resist it being built close to where they live, often due to concerns about traffic, noise, changes to neighborhood character, or potential impacts on property values. The other terms don’t describe that sentiment: New Urbanism is a planning approach for walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods; redlining refers to discriminatory lending practices in certain areas; sprawl describes the spread of low-density development outward from a city, not local opposition. So the acronym that fits is NIMBY.