Are NIMBYs Selfish?



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This video discusses the “Not in my backyard” mindset, using the backdrop of San Francisco.

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Resources on this topic:

Bay Area Residents Survey: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/04/bay-area-residents-are-fed-up-with-the-homelessness-crisis/

Single Family Zoning in SF: https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/to-make-sf-livable-single-family-zoning-must-be-changed/

Rethinking “RH” Zoning in SF: https://www.livablecity.org/rethinking-rh/

Great journal article on NIMBYism: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/26895803.pdf?casa_token=B1skWR93dQgAAAAA:niZtrsjqLtEkd4Qu7G9HUdwbh4tDcz7s1xCRHP47SkW1ZS29coPqzM5iLjJICYJ_HCPPj6LD7BBa4R8ReMp8oW3YWSEk80YUpNKwL9w92wQTwj7wtw

Historic Preservation vs. Affordability: https://www.sightline.org/2017/12/19/when-historic-preservation-clashes-with-housing-affordability/

Seattle Housing to Office Example: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/miami-beach-on-elliott-bay-opponents-decry-proposed-12-story-pioneer-square-tower/

Journal article on cost-benefit analysis for Historic Preservation: https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/envlnw47&id=458&men_tab=srchresults

Journal article about upper-middle-class NIMBYs: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10705422.2011.595306?casa_token=9Rfqdlp44TIAAAAA:1GuBqOOMsXU4AUZv-SFtrDOHI0tmVxW-nsxDbFZzw5clNu_oIUO6dmua7p-WfrC7-sGsj3vVbA2LFQ

Journal article: “Understanding and Overcoming the NIMBY Syndrome”: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944369208975808

Example of NIMBY debate in SF: https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2021/12/22/housing-battle-looms-in-san-franciscos-sunset-district/

Example of NIMBYs not being opposed to affordable housing in theory, but against it in their backyard: https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2021/12/13/the-sunsets-first-all-affordable-housing-project-can-move-forward-for-now/

Journal article that describes NIMBY opposition in SF: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10901-021-09857-6

Journal article about NIMBY mindset: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07352166.2018.1484255?casa_token=P7ypXibZdT4AAAAA:_P-tB3E07wvWb_1RaHxHaIfqlUJz98lLbmNrqAcjtFlD85N0zlUsSy62lSzIWe97AqzuzXNajrM

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