uncontrolled development
Example Sentences
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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
"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
More basically, the environmentalists are deeply concerned that the pipeline is leading to uncontrolled development of the state.
From Time Magazine Archive
