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People often do not become informed about an issue until it threatens to affect them personally, and their primary focus is then to protect their own interests. | People often do not become informed about an issue until it threatens to affect them personally, and their primary focus is then to protect their own interests. | ||
That does not necessarily mean that they support imposing the adverse effects of a development on others. Some campaigners have suggested that NIMBY | That does not necessarily mean that they support imposing the adverse effects of a development on others. Some campaigners have suggested that NIMBY be seen as an acronym for “next it might by you”. |