uncontrolled development
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The protesters want limits on tourist numbers and curbs on what they describe as uncontrolled development harmful for the environment and residents.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
Mr Peter told me a '"frontier mentality" coupled with distrust between nations could lead to uncontrolled development.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2015
But many say uncontrolled development in the area made things worse, with the drainage system overwhelmed.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2015
"One lesson we have learned in the Amazon is that when you improve a road, you unleash uncontrolled development on the rain forest," says John Browder, a specialist on Rondonia's deforestation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
From Time Magazine Archive
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His 1978 book, Delirious New York, an approving account of the uncontrolled development of the Manhattan streetscape, was that rare thing, a big seller about architectural theory.
From Time Magazine Archive
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