Negotiation Skills: Overcoming the Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) Syndrome

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Lawrence Susskind (Ford professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology; author of Built to Win; co-author of Breaking Robert’s Rules and Breaking the Impasse)

NIMBY opposition is counterproductive, costly and unnecessary. In this posting, the author explains a proven process for getting around it and settling disputes before they have a chance to flare up.

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First posted June 3, 2011.

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