BANANA

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BANANA is an acronym for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything (or Anyone). The term is 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 do not want the development in "their backyard".

The term is commonly used within the context of planning in the United Kingdom. The Sunderland City Council lists the term on their online dictionary of jargon.^[1] It is possible that the acronym was coined by Don Terne, President of affordable housing developer BRIDGE Housing of San Francisco, in 1990 or earlier.^{[citation needed]}