Creating Inclusive Communities: the NIMBY Book

 In the context of this book, the "Not In MY Backyard Syndrome" refers to the objection of community resident to siting affordable housing. The term NIMBYism, as used in this context, connects objections made for reasons such as fear and prejudice. This is in contrast, for example, to objections over the real threat of an incompatible neighboring use, such as a hazardous waste facility near a residential area. Affordable housing NIMBYism is premised on ideas about the loss of property value and quality of life due to perceptions about the people who will be living in the affordable housing and the affordable housing itself.