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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

A giant slab of carbon-rich peat, discovered in central Africa, is under threat from uncontrolled development - posing a significant risk for future climate change, writes BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2022

But many say uncontrolled development in the area made things worse, with the drainage system overwhelmed.

From The Guardian Jun. 14, 2015

Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, warns that the clash may "create a precedent for uncontrolled development of conflicts within the C.I.S."

From Time Magazine Archive

"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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