Nimby

Nimby is as an English acronym for Not In My Backyard ( Not in my backyard ). The corresponding German term is St. Florian's principle.

It is an ethical and political position that is anxious not to endure problems in the immediate vicinity. In some cases, this term is also used in individualizing or systematizing way (someone who represents the Nimby position, a Nimby is ) used ( the Nimby regime as a form of domination in which the Nimby position makes to-do groups is enforced ). The term first appeared around 1980.

Nimby behavior is partially housed since 2010 with the concept of Wutbürger in conjunction or even equal when citizen protests are characterized primarily locally.

The Nimby approach is advocated, especially in discussions about the establishment of marginalized and discriminated groups ( homeless, refugees ), but also to the development of industrial sites, waste disposal sites, storage of radioactive waste, cell towers, etc.. Here come partly also social or ecological arguments for use, but they are threadbare, as long as it's all about the relocation of a problem.

Effects of Nimby are eg a Nimby lobbying by groups who want to protect their property or economic interests ( homeowners, owners of shops, the tourism stakeholders, etc.). Also the export of waste, the training of ethnic ghettos and the creation of large, remote refugee facilities are due to this attitude.

Originally from the U.S. term refers particularly to a mindset of people who use the advantages of modern technology though, in their own environment but would like to avoid disadvantages (see rider problem ). These disadvantages try NIMBYs to other members of society to shift what they create, even if they can get enough of hearing strong ( St. Florian's policy). This results in concentrations of polluting industries and other emissions in economically weaker, more sparsely populated residential areas. In Europe, this movement is noted in the problem of radioactive waste, in recent times, especially in the controversy surrounding the distribution of aircraft noise. That the NIMBY effect, however, by no means occurs automatically show various European surveys for the construction of " wind farms " for wind energy.

Acceptance of renewable energy systems

According to a representative survey by TNS in 2011, according hold 94 percent of Germans to foster the development of renewable energy for at least " important" or "very or extremely important." Around 65 percent of citizens are also green electricity power plants in their neighborhood " very good" or "good". Unlike the NIMBY phenomenon would suggest, however, increases the consent if the respondents already have some experience about using wind turbines or solar farms in their immediate living environment: The approval ratings for solar parks in the immediate vicinity shall be 76 % ( with previous experience: 82%), for wind turbines 60 % ( with previous experience: 69%), for biomass plants 36% ( with previous experience: 51%).

In comparison, the acceptance values ​​of traditional energy sources are low. The acceptance of gas-fired power plants in the immediate vicinity is 22% ( with previous experience: 35%), coal power plants 9% ( 38%), nuclear power plants 3 % (8 %), but of course the renewable energy installations per structure have a lower output and must be built according to more buildings.

The rising share of renewable energies in the power supply provides the current infrastructure with new challenges. With more wind and solar power new power lines are needed. A published article in the Tagesspiegel looks at the problems in network expansion and focuses on the long duration of planning approval process, lack of investment and citizen protests. However, the citizens could also be the key to success, if the concept of the " Citizens' Network " prevailed. The idea behind it: So as it is now in many wind farms citizens and communities could participate locally also AC power and then benefit from the returns of their investments. Such a model is practiced as in Schleswig -Holstein.

Related acronyms

In addition to a number NIMBY not quite seriously intended abbreviations to describe the phenomenon of resistance have emerged, such as:

For residents and activists:

  • BANANA - build absolutely nothing anywhere near anybody - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone
  • PITBY - Put it in Their backyard - Build it in their backyard
  • NIMFYE - Not in my front yard Either - Even not on my doorstep
  • NIMFOS - Not in my field of sight - Not in my field of vision
  • QUIMBY - Quit urbanizing in my back yard - Listen to the urbanization in my area
  • GOOMBA - Get out of my business area - Get out of my area

When politicians:

  • NIMD - Not in my district - Not in my district / constituency
  • NIMTOO - Not in my term of office - not during my tenure
  • NIMEY - Not in my election year - Not in my election year
  • WIIFM - What's in it for me? - What's in it for me?

Designation general resistance:

  • NOPE - Emergency on planet earth - Not on this planet
  • NIABY - Not in anybody's backyard - Nowhere in any area
  • CAVE - Citizens Against Virtually everything - really everything citizens against
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