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PIBBY

PIBBY noun: the practice of zoning dangerous or hazardous facilities, such as incinerators, landfills, and dumps, in predominantly Black neighborhoods.

Noun

PIBBY (uncountable)

  1. (urban studies) The practice of zoning dangerous or hazardous facilities, such as incinerators, landfills, and dumps, in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
    • In cities like Houston, for example, all-white zoning boards targeted Black neighborhoods for the siting of noxious facilities, like landfills, incinerators and garbage dumps. Robert Bullard, a professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, has called the...2021 November 2, Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, “Poison in the Air”, in ProPublica, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2023

Origin of PIBBY

Acronym of place in Blacks' back yard, modeled after NIMBY. Coined by Robert Bullard.

Questions about PIBBY

What does PIBBY mean?
PIBBY means the practice of zoning dangerous or hazardous facilities, such as incinerators, landfills, and dumps, in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
What part of speech is PIBBY?
PIBBY is a noun.

Words near PIBBY in the dictionary

  1. pibaxizine
  2. pibbin
  3. pibbins
  4. pibble
  5. pibbles
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  7. pibcorn
  8. pibcorns
  9. piberaline
  10. pibgorn
  11. pibgorns

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