| The Slevin Report is a new monthly publication that examines and exposes the NIMBY industry, which mobilizes countless citizens, produces thousands of headlines and costs corporations and individuals billions of dollars every year.
According to publisher and editor-in-chief Patrick Slevin, land use professionals such as planners, engineers, lawyers, builders, communicators, and developers, need to adopt better practices to survive in the NIMBY nation. He claims the report is the first publication of its kind geared to help readers pre-empt, counter, and defeat NIMBYism.
“The good news is land use professionals can do more in the community to build public goodwill and overcome NIMBYism. The bad news is many do not have the desire, knowledge or know-how,” said Slevin. Who is also the former mayor of Safety Harbor, Fla. “The Slevin Report is the first publication dedicated to educating land use professionals about NIMBYism, while offering knowledge on how-to gain a home field advantage in their own backyards.”
The publication features a wide array of articles, case studies, and tips, as well as forums for exchanging information such as “Ask an Expert.”
Features in the June 2006 edition include:
- Surviving in a NIMBY Nation
- Florida Hometown Demockery: Playing the NIMBY Card
- NIMBY of the Month: Ted Kennedy
- NIMBY Tips: What’s the Political Landscape?
- For the People: Citizen Participation Plans
- Art of NIMBY: Keep Your Enemies Close
According to Slevin, NIMBYists operate with no budget, no office space, no public relations consultant, no media training, and no experts. And yet, NIMBYists account for billions of dollars in losses every year due to negative publicity, project delays, expensive concessions, lawsuits, and political rejection.
Slevin says that NIMBY has become part of the public lexicon, and has developed its own vocabulary:
- NIMBY (Not-In-My-Back-Yard)
- BANANA (Build-Absolutely-Nothing-Anywhere-Near-Anything)
- LULU (Locally-Undesirable-Land-Use)
- CAVE (Citizens-Against-Virtually-Everything)
- NOTE (Not-Over-There-Either)
“It’s not so much the sophistication of the NIMBY industry, but more the absence of best practices on behalf of land use professionals,” he said. “Subscribers will not only learn best practices to help them thrive, but also to survive in the NIMBY Nation.”
For more information, visit www.SlevinGroup.com. |
