Millennial 'Yimbys' and boomer 'Nimbys
Generational views on housing affordability in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3217166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Holleran (0000-0001-7177-2065, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 846-861 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0038026120916121 |
| OpenAlex | W3021365491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article examines housing activism in five American cities using interviews with millennial-age housing activists, seeking more apartment development, and baby boomers who are members of neighbourhood groups that oppose growth. Many of the groups supporting growth have banded together under the banner of the 'Yes in My Backyard' (YIMBY) movement which seeks fewer zoning laws and pushes for market-rate rental housing. In desirable cities with thriving job opportunities, housing costs are pricing out not only low-income renters but also the middle class. The millennial activists sampled blame baby boomers for the lack of affordable housing because of resistance to higher density construction in neighbourhoods with single-family homes (characterising these people as having a 'Not in My Backyard' [NIMBY] mindset). The research shows that boomers and millennials not only disagree over urban growth but also more fundamental questions of what makes a liveable city
Affordable housing · Amusement · Apartment · Baby boomers · Banner · Blame · Commodification · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Leasehold estate · Neighbourhood (mathematics) · NIMBY · Political science · Renting · Sociology · Housing Market and Economics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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No Place Like Home
Seeking Spatial Justice
Urban Fortunes
The Truly Disadvantaged
The New Urban Crisis
Americans against the City
Behind the Gates
Understanding Social Movements
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Class, gender and generation matter
The problem of social generations
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Gentrification and Social Mixing
No urban malaise for Millennials
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A New Political Generation
Classificatory Struggles
Re-visiting Nimby
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |