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» For the fruit, see Banana. For other meanings, see Banana (disambiguation).
BANANA (an
acronym of
Build
Absolutely
Nothing
Anywhere
Near
Anything or possibly
Build
Absolutely
Nothing
Anywhere
Near
Anyone) is a term most often used to criticize the ongoing opposition of certain
interest groups to
land development.
The apparent opposition of some
activists to every instance of proposed development suggests that they seek a complete absence of new growth. Compare with acronym
NIMBY, Not In My Backyard, which describes development stymied by those who don't want the development in "their backyard".
The term is commonly used within the context of
planning in the
UK.
The Sunderland City Council
lists the term on their
online dictionary of jargon.
It is possible that the acronym was coined by
Don Terner, President of affordable housing developer
BRIDGE Housing of
San Francisco, in 1990 or earlier.
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