nimby

adjective1

1. •
   Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.

   • Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.

noun1

1. •
   Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.

   • politically correct green (as in vegetation) nimbies (may object to nuclear power plants, polluting factories, etc.)
   • socially conservative brown (as in shirts) nimbies (may object to the building of jails, prisons, housing for ex-convicts, drinking or adult entertainment establishments)

phrase1

1. •
   Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).

noun1

1. •
   Opposition to something deemed harmful or unpleasant being located in one's own neighborhood.

   • The very thought of having even a secure landfill anywhere near them is anathema to most Americans today. It's an attitude referred to in the trade as NIMBY -- "not in my backyard." — 1980