Essays about: "NIMBYism"

Found 2 essays containing the word NIMBYism.

  1. 1. NOT IN MY LIMHAMN : Investigating the implications of social mixing in an affluent area, through the case of Limhamns Sjöstad

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ella Klausen; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; social mixing; diversity; local opposition; NIMBYism;

    Abstract : In 2020, reports were made of local opposition directed towards the development of public housing in a new residential area called Limhamns Sjöstad (Limhamn's seaside town), located in one of the most affluent districts of Malmö, Sweden. The reports of the local opposition initiated a media debate regarding the municipal housing provision and aim to promote social mixing to counteract segregation within the city. READ MORE

  3. 2. From Issue to Form : Public Mobilization and Democratic Enactment in Planning Controversies

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Per Sherif Zakhour; [2015]
    Keywords : Displacement of politics; post-politics; democratic deficits; public participation; planning controversies; democratic politics; NIMBYism;

    Abstract : Academics, experts and politicians have come to the conclusion that democracy is in trouble. The contemporary understanding is that new competitive pressures from the outside and unruly publics from the inside have drastically changed the way politics is enacted. READ MORE