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Nimby, Concentrated Costs Diffuse Benefits

The Housing Zoning Decision

The Housing Zoning Decision is a Nimby and Concentrated Costs Diffuse Benefits scenario illustrating Concentrated costs and diffuse benefits lose every time in democratic politics. Your city council is voting on a zoning change that would allow a 50-unit apartment building in a neighborhood currently zoned for single-family homes. Three hundred current residents are mobilized against it. DecisionPlay maps the players, payoffs, and equilibrium dynamics that shape how this situation typically resolves.

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What game theory model does this scenario illustrate?
The Housing Zoning Decision illustrates Nimby, Concentrated Costs Diffuse Benefits. Concentrated costs and diffuse benefits lose every time in democratic politics.
What is the Nash equilibrium?
DecisionPlay computes equilibria using best-response iteration and support enumeration. See the interactive analysis for this scenario.
Is this based on a real situation?
Yes. DecisionPlay's library is drawn from real-world conflicts, negotiations, and decisions.
How accurate is the analysis?
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