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From the perspective of Complexity, this study re-examines the characteristics and evolution mechanism of NIMBY conflict and draws the following conclusions: (1) NIMBY conflict is a complex system that interacts between multiple subjects and the environment; (2) Adaptability is the driving force for the evolution of NIMBY conflict. Through detectors, regularizers, and effectors, NIMBY subjects can be encouraged to gradually adapt to changes in the external environment and maximize their own interests; (3) In NIMBY conflict, the government conflict response method is more important than the intervention time. Residents\u2019 communication efficiency and connection probability will affect residents\u2019 behavior choices. The lower the residents\u2019 communication efficiency, the less likely it is to form a NIMBY conflict.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems11050246","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,15]],"date-time":"2023-05-15T02:02:11Z","timestamp":1684116131000},"page":"246","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Complexity Review of NIMBY Conflict: Characteristics, Mechanism and Evolution Simulation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Luxin","family":"Cui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Normal University, School of Government, Beijing 100875, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Information Science and Technology University, School of Public Administration & Communication, Beijing 100192, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xing","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University, School of Software Engineering, Xi\u2019an 710049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shiyu","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Normal University, School of Government, Beijing 100875, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"288","DOI":"10.1080\/01944369208975808","article-title":"Understanding and Overcoming the NIMBY Syndrome","volume":"58","author":"Michael","year":"1992","journal-title":"J. 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