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For the fruit, see Banana . For other meanings, see Banana (disambiguation) .


BANANA (an Acronym of '''''B'''uild '''A'''bsolutely '''N'''othing '''A'''nywhere '''N'''ear '''A'''nything'' or possibly '''''B'''uild '''A'''bsolutely '''N'''othing '''A'''nywhere '''N'''ear '''A'''nyone'') is a term most often used to criticize the ongoing opposition of certain Interest Groups to Land Development .

The apparent opposition of some Activist s to every instance of proposed development suggests that they seek a complete absence of new growth. Compare with acronym NIMBY , which describes development stymied by those who do not 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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