anti-development
adjective
(alsoantidevelopment)uk/ˌæn.ti.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/us/ˌæn.taɪ.dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/opposedtoformsofdevelopmentthataffecttheenvironment,includingthebuildingof newhouses, otherbuildings, androads:
Theproposalscausedanti-developmentdemonstrations.
Being pro-environment does notnecessarilymake you anti-development.
She said it would befoolishto take an antidevelopmentposition.
- Heclaimedthat the anti-developmentcultureinlocalgovernmentneededto bechallenged.
- Anti-developmentgroupsas well asdeveloperssay thatrecentplanningdecisionshave beeninconsistent.
- Although thepartyclaimstowantmorehousinganddevelopment,localcandidatesoftencampaignon an anti-developmentplatform.
- Localobjectorssay that they are not anti-development,simplypro-balance and anti-irresponsibility.
- Opponents of theschemewerebranded"anti-development".
- If thegovernmentistrulypro-jobs, it cannot be anti-development.
- the book's antidevelopmentmessage
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient
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