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Title: City Nimbys

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Cities have traditionally been thought of as “growth machines”, while many suburban towns were notorious for exclusionary and growth-limiting not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) policies aimed at protecting the property values of their “homevoters.” Increasingly, cities are experiencing substantial opposition to proposed new development, driven, in substantial part, by renters who fear that the development will make their homes less affordable and either cause them to have to leave the neighborhood or change the neighborhood to something less familiar and appealing . . .

Url: https://furmancenter.org/research/publication/city-nimbys

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Authors: Been, Vicki

Periodical (Full): Journal of Land Use

Issue: 2

Volume: 33

Pages: 217-250

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

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