title: NIMBYism - a re-examination of the phenomenon.
abstract: NIMBYism is the idea that citizens will oppose the siting of facilities in their neighborhood for selfish reasons. Using a new treatment - type of facility rather than geographical proximity to a particular site - the paper explores two rarely researched manifestations of NIMBYism: that people are so sensitive to nuisances that they oppose the siting of all facility types in their neighborhood; and that people will adjust motivations for resistance to appear public minded. Results from both observational and experimental studies support the basic claims of NIMBYism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, P.O. 711, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: Peter.Esaiasson@pol.gu.se.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esaiasson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011639:Public Opinion; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012919:Social Behavior
keywords: Experiment; NIMBYism; Self-interest; Symbolic politics theory