A term that expresses opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them: Local residents were accused of nimbyism when they tried to stop the new superstore development that was being planned for their neighborhood.

Some examples of nimbyisms include the following: tall buildings, chemical plants, industrial parks, military bases, wind turbines, desalination plants, landfills, incinerators, power plants, prisons, mobile telephone network masts, schools, nuclear waste dumps, landfill dump sites, wind farms, golf courses, housing developments and transportation improvement proposals (new roads, passenger and freight railways, highways, airports, seaports).