Mid-Wales NIMBY - Not in my back yard, like BANANA - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything

Mid-Wales NIMBY - Not in my back yard, like BANANA - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2K1NK86

File size:

57.1 MB (3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

19 September 2022

Location:

UK

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. This authentic period view of UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The main point of reference is Mid-Wales NIMBY - Not in my back yard, like BANANA - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything. The broader subject matter reaches into agricultural landscape, changing land use, everyday life, cereal crop, grain harvest, field crop, contemporary social history, town-centre renewal, urban regeneration, before-and-after reference, built heritage, social history, place identity, and place-making. For current editorial use, climate change and crop yields provide additional context, especially through the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. Current relevance extends to adaptive reuse and construction costs, particularly through the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around UK before different community use alters the character of the place. Other useful contextual ideas include rural economy, architectural character, arable farming, historical comparison, mixed-use redevelopment, documentary photography, visual archive, and commercial redevelopment. Details involving Build, NIMBY, nothing, anything, and Mid-Wales make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects climate change and the relationship between rural landscapes and national food security when considered against later change at UK. Its period value extends to adaptive reuse and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition without losing the local specificity of UK.