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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