Meaning of BANANA principle | Babel Free

Definitions

A policy that prohibits building anything that could disturb those who already reside in an area.

derogatory

Examples

“Clearly it is tempting to say "no more pipelines" or to adopt the BANANA principle — Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody.”

“When it comes to nuclear facilities, the NIMBY (notin-my-backyard) principle has evolved into the BANANA principle; “build-absolutely-nothing-anywhere-near-anything.””

“Faburel (2003) describes a general trend away from the NIMBY ('not in my backyard') attitude towards the BANANA principle ('build absolutely nothing anywhere near anybody').”

“In an uncommon show of humor in a government report, it says this: "What used to be termed the 'not-in-my-backyard' (NIMBY) principle has evolved into the 'build-absolutely-nothing-anywhere-near-anything' (BANANA) principle, which is increasingly being applied to facilities of any type, including low-income housing, cellular phone towers, prisons, sports stadiums, water treatment facilities, airports, hazardous waste facilities, and even new fire houses."”

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