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uncontrolled development

NOUN
urban sprawl
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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

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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