Energy development has turned much of Wyoming's sagebrush steppes into a network of roads, power lines and other development.
Rapid development has turned fishing villages into factory towns and factory towns into financial hubs, but it has also taken a toll.
India's rapid development has turned former slums into sought-after addresses, and rising land values led many brothel owners to sell out.
Though the spread of the influence of Stanford land development has turned on key factors, including the postwar population boom in the Bay Area and the Cold War defense industry, its low-lying buildings and green spaces are rooted in decisions made by university founders Jane and Leland Stanford, O'Mara said.
Head Coach Jim Boylen believes that despite not seeing results in the win column, the team's offensive development has turned the corner.
Noxious fumes, spills and development have turned much of the area into a wasteland, causing severe deforestation as well as desperate poverty.
Mark Carne, Network Rail chief executive, speaks enthusiastically of the capital discipline now imposed on a sector where all parties – including politicians eager for new development – had turned a blind eye to the maxed out credit card.
Mr. Macklowe, an unabashed property gambler, is also considered a real estate genius with a keen eye for development, having turned the G.M. Building across the street from the Plaza Hotel into a gold mine.
Their adaptability, technical literacy and adoption of iterative development have turned them into global leaders.
The story provides data and expert opinions backing up its thesis that climate change, the drought and "reckless development" have turned most of the American West into "a giant tinderbox".
The long hours I spent playing in those magical woods -- now long since obliterated by ticky-tacky condominium developments -- has turned me into a passionate environmentalist.
